Deaths at the Fulton County Jail have quadrupled compared to last year. Despite this, county commissioners are threatening to cut funding to one of the Atlanta area’s main pre-arrest diversion initiatives.
In September, an Iowa judge sentenced Pieper Lewis, a Black teenager who was trafficked and sexually assaulted, to community supervision after she pleaded guilty to stabbing one of her abusers to death. Some hailed the sentence as compassionate. But facts about supervision say otherwise.
Some recent redevelopment projects show how the work of reforming and dismantling the prison system can move us towards a society centered around restorative justice and social wellness.
Police gave Alex Mingus an award for saving a shooting victim’s life. Mingus showed up wearing a shirt that said “Smash white supremacy”.
Instead of co-opting victims’ voices, political candidates and elected officials should center them.
Olayemi Olurin spoke with The Appeal about abolition, living in a police state, Rikers Island, and the media.
The intense focus on increased law enforcement spending in recent years has overshadowed a historic funding boost for community violence intervention.
Intergenerational partnerships must be prioritized amid the youth gun violence epidemic — not more police and prisons.
In Stockton, California, a police-free gun violence prevention program is standing firm against the tough-on-crime backlash.
When I was 19, I worked in an emotional support classroom in a North Philadelphia elementary school. I saw children as young as five get treated like prisoners.
Resources from organizations that have spent decades helping people access abortions and defending people who are criminalized for their pregnancy outcomes.
The U.S. must close its congregate care facilities and fully fund community-based alternatives for kids with mental-health issues.
In the raucous debate over bail reform, simple facts have fallen out of sight.
Cynthia Alvarado was raped in jail before she was sentenced to life in prison for a murder she did not commit. Now that her sentence has been overturned, Alvarado is fighting for women like her.
Although Minneapolis has garnered media attention since the George Floyd uprising, St. Paul may be the Twin City making the most strides toward transformative justice. But Sheriff Bob Fletcher’s actions may undo positive steps in Ramsey County.
Mainstream discussions about gun violence have largely excluded the voices of survivors and perpetrators.
Justices in the state’s highest court are weighing whether it is unconstitutional to sentence people convicted of murder and aged 18 to 20 to life without parole.
As the country reassesses its relationship with law enforcement, Ithaca, New York; Berkeley and Oakland, California; and Austin, Texas, are defunding, replacing, or reducing the scope of their police departments.