Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity, Valena Beety examines how women and queer ...

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving people jailed on low-level charges.

The Washington State Supreme Court will rule on whether Amber Kim, who is trans, can return to a women’s prison.

Three days after Todd Sidesinger was released from the hospital for heart failure in February 2024, he was taken to jail for unpaid court costs and fees, totaling about $1,500. Within 48 hours, he ...

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges. Other counties have already faced civil rights ...

This story was first published by The Frontier and KOSU. Ethan Corey, research and projects editor at The Appeal, contributed to this report. There were 60 cases to be heard on a busy May morning in ...

This story was co-published with Truthout. Between 2016 and 2025, Michelle Shoemaker spent more than $1,000 on songs and games for her tablet — a rudimentary, prison-approved device she purchased from ...

This story was co-published with Truthout. “I am the ONLY female being held in a male prison here in New Jersey all because I am transgender,” Gia Valentina told Truthout. In January 2026, after years ...

Faced with transphobia and repression, people imprisoned in Washington State are still finding ways to celebrate Pride. Erica R. Meiners, Jaime Sauceda, Ye Qing J.

Faced with transphobia and repression, people imprisoned in Washington State are still finding ways to celebrate Pride. Men Against Sexism member Ed Mead walks with his lover, Danny Atteberry, through ...