By Jenny Bettger, Archives Assistant (Research) Walking along Broyle Road in Chichester you will find a large stone with a faded inscription. Known as ‘The Smugglers Stone’, it records the executi…| West Sussex Record Office
Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center often makes news for its celebrities, but hundreds of others at the jail face inhumane conditions.| theappeal.org
Strip searches serve as weapons of humiliation rather than security measures.| The Appeal
After mystery illnesses and toxic reports, prisoners at California’s Mule Creek State Prison worry their water is killing them.| The Appeal
James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.| The Appeal
“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids.| The Appeal
In half the country, sex offense civil commitment incarcerates people after they complete their prison sentences.| The Appeal
At least six people at Red Onion intentionally lit themselves on fire last year. Now, prisoners say staff are forcing people to comply—or cutting their electricity.| The Appeal
At least one trans woman in federal prison says Trump’s executive order has already prevented her from receiving hormone therapy, leading to “thoughts of suicide and self-harm.”| The Appeal
For more than 10 years, a group of incarcerated men have said Illinois prison guards forced them into painful stress positions and forced them to rub their genitals on one another.| The Appeal
Investigators found the Jackson Parish Jail violated state rules 83 times between July and February—12 times more than the second-worst jail.| theappeal.org
These ten principles provide guidance for creating a compassionate and healing sanctuary for rabbits, focusing on understanding, safety, listening, acceptance, parity, belonging, trust, self-determination, assurance, and beauty.| Rabbit.org
A letter obtained exclusively by The Appeal says Trump’s Department of Justice has defunded the Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center.| theappeal.org
Prison dog-training programs teach incarcerated people responsibility and give them a sense of purpose behind bars.| theappeal.org
I’ve been in prison for 42 years. After New York State closed my facility, it sent me to Sing Sing—a prison filled with tension and violence.| theappeal.org
The conclusion to a 4 year long investigation in pursuit of the person behind an extortion attempt.| Cypherpunk Cogitations
“I’d rather not live than be forced to live as a man,” a trans woman in a federal prison in New Jersey said in a sworn statement.| theappeal.org
I was raised an Eagles fan. Their Super Bowl win reminded me of toxic, painful lessons my father and his father gave me.| theappeal.org
Emails show Virginia Department of Corrections officials discussing how to punish people at Red Onion State Prison who self-immolated.| theappeal.org
At least six people incarcerated at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison intentionally burned themselves to get transferred.| theappeal.org
Six men at Red Onion State Prison in Western Virginia used “improvised devices” to give themselves electrical burns.| theappeal.org
During the 17th and 18th centuries Europe saw a wave of strange suicide-murders. Why were people openly killing others hoping to be executed as punishment?| Historic Mysteries
Louisiana's Jackson Parish Jail, an adult facility, houses numerous children, including some formerly held inside the notorious Angola prison.| theappeal.org
The mass Stop Cop City arraignments in Atlanta charging protesters with domestic terrorism were a silly farce, one observer writes.| theappeal.org
Crime and its punishment in Britain in the 1950s| my1950s.com
