Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

Despite pleas from state lawmakers, Texas will execute Robert Roberson on Oct. 17 unless Governor Greg Abbott grants a reprieve in his case.

Shaken baby syndrome junk-science convicted Tasha Shelby. Will Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves set her free?

Sheriffs have always upheld white supremacy, from the genocide of Indigenous people to modern-day attacks on immigrants and voting rights.

More than 20,000 people are incarcerated in Florida jails and prisons located in counties subject to evacuation orders.

In 2019, New Jersey passed a law restricting how long prisons can hold people in solitary confinement, but people say they're still isolated.

More than 700 prisoners at FPC Montgomery in Alabama refused meals over concerns that the prison was refusing to release people on time.

Judge Ronnie K. Batchelor rejected Danyel Smith’s motion to overturn his 2003 conviction, despite evidence his son died of natural causes.

Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson for allegedly shaking his baby to death. But the "shaken baby syndrome" diagnosis has been debunked.

With heat waves sweeping across the country, incarcerated people in states with traditionally milder climates are facing brutal conditions that have long plagued the South and Southwest. A survey by The Appeal reveals that many of the hottest states house prisoners in units without air-conditioning.

Tiana Hill testified before the U.S. Senate that staff at the Clayton County Jail forced her to give birth on a metal bed. Her child died.