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Worker-led nonprofit exposing the harms of the criminal legal system & elevating solutions. Also on BlueSky, IG, etc. Subscribe: https://t.co/u4YNdnfRq2
Joined February 2016
ICYMI: Last fall, @jewstein3000 reported a deep dive into Maryland's troubled Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Last month, an official investigation by the Maryland AG uncovered at least 36 people killed by police whose deaths were misclassified.
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The state launched an investigation after the former chief medical examiner's biased testimony in the George Floyd murder trial. Now, an Appeal analysis finds major flaws in the probe's design.
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RT @typeinvestigate: People incarcerated in California's Mule Creek State Prison are raising the alarm over the prison’s drinking water. Ma….
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RT @typeinvestigate: After mystery illnesses and toxic reports, prisoners at California’s Mule Creek State Prison worry their water is kill….
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The Appeal is one of the few forces pushing back. Every month we stay open means another month of exposing abuse, challenging impunity, and giving voice to those most harmed. 👉Will you make a donation today—and ask one friend to give with you?.
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Support journalism that exposes the harms of the criminal legal system and elevates solutions that keep all people safe.
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Right now, the Trump administration is weaponizing the criminal legal system—jailing protesters without charges, expanding pretrial detention, and eroding due process and habeas corpus.
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That’s why we’re turning to you. We’re kicking off our Spring Campaign with a goal to raise at least $60,000—the amount it takes to keep The Appeal running for one month.
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These are the kinds of stories few others will tell. And they’re at risk of disappearing. The funding landscape is bleak. Some foundations are afraid to support work that challenges power. Despite The Appeal’s enormous success, our own funders are clawing back support.
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- Elevate the voices of incarcerated writers like contributing editor Chris Blackwell, whose work is reshaping public understanding of prison life.
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I was recently moved to a prison cell with a window after years without one. I never realized how much I’d taken the snow for granted.
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- Publish a viral investigation into commissary markups, revealing how incarcerated people are gouged for basic goods.
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The Appeal's 9-month investigation uncovered prison commissaries’ exploitative, inconsistent systems with inside prices up to five times higher than in the community and markups as high as 600...
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In just the last year, your support has helped us:. - Uncover medical neglect in a private prison, leading to a state audit and new legislation. - Expose the inhumane conditions at the Louisiana detention center where Mahmoud Khalil is being held.
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Inspections have found repeated violations of federal standards at GEO Group’s Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility.
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🚨 Our newsroom is in crisis. Without urgent donations, The Appeal may not be able to keep publishing.
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James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history. He always maintained he was innocent. This year, after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.
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James Carver spent 36 years in prison for allegedly setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history.
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RT @andrewqmr: My latest for @TheAppeal:. James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fire….
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James Carver spent 36 years in prison for allegedly setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history.
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This comes one day after the CEO of GEO Group, CoreCivic's main competitor, said he was "impressed" and "excited" by Trump's plans.
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Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.
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In an earnings call this morning, CoreCivic's CEO told investors that Trump will "supercharge" the private-prison industry. "Never in our 42-year company history have we had so much activity and demand for our services as we are seeing right now.”.
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In a quarterly earnings call, the private prison company told investors that it plans to expand its operations across the country.
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Check out Appeal Strategy and Legal Director Molly Greene on a recent episode of Beyond the Box, a criminal-justice-reform podcast from the @UrbanJustice Center:
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Beyond the Box: The social justice podcast where bold conversations spark real-world change. Episode List: Season 2: Ep3: How Do We Reform a Criminal Legal System that
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“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids.
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“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids.
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On today’s quarterly earnings call, for-profit prison operator GEO Group’s CEO J. David Donahue told investors the company is “very excited to support" Trump's mass deportation plans.
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Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.
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