Rape

Rape Survivor Petitions Supreme Court Over How Her Case Was Handled By Police

Heather Marlowe, now an activist, says neglected kits are a reflection of who and what police prioritize.

Raven Rakia Aug 15, 2019

I Was Sexually Assaulted. And I Believe Incarcerating Rapists Doesn’t Help Victims Like Me.

The carceral system fails to heal victims and perpetuates trauma by caging human beings. It‘s time to try something else.

Stefanie Mundhenk Harrelson Jul 18, 2019

In A North Florida County, Prosecutors Drop Nearly 50 Percent of Sexual Battery Cases

Over a three-year period, Alachua County prosecutors closed 236 sexual battery cases: 115 were dropped, 92 were offered plea deals, and seven went to trial.

Molly Minta Jun 24, 2019

The Carceral Feminism Of Linda Fairstein

A nearly 30-year-old New York Times Magazine profile of the infamous prosecutor may reveal as much about Linda Fairstein as Ava DuVernay‘s acclaimed new Netflix series.

Meaghan Ybos Jun 19, 2019

An Alabama Woman Got Pregnant While In Jail. She Has No Memory of Having Sex.

Since 2017, LaToni Daniel has been incarcerated pretrial in a capital murder case. During that time, Daniel became pregnant, and she just delivered a baby boy. But as she brings in new life, she also faces the death penalty.

Lauren Gill May 31, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: NYPD-SVU’s Low Clearance Rate for Sexual Assault

With Appeal contributor Meg O’Connor

Adam H. Johnson May 02, 2019

‘It Was Almost Worse Than The Incident Itself’

New NYPD data show that in 2018 the department closed nearly 500 rape cases due to an alleged lack of participation from victims and had a declining clearance rate for rape, raising questions over its handling of sexual assault.

Meg O'Connor Apr 23, 2019