The Appeal—and much of the media—has been misspelling Tyré Nichols’ name for years.| 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
In five jurisdictions reviewed by The Appeal, prosecutors have filed or are considering filing 187 charges against 66 protesters—including alleged hate crimes on cops, mob action, and attempted ethnic intimidation.| The Appeal
Alabama’s attorney general said he would charge abortion funds for helping people end their pregnancies in other states. On Monday, a federal judge said doing so would violate the U.S. Constitution.| The Appeal
Wellpath, one of the nation’s largest private correctional medical contractors, has conveniently filed for bankruptcy as it faces scores of lawsuits for alleged neglect and misconduct.| The Appeal
The felony murder law allows prosecutors to charge people with murder even if they haven’t killed anyone, including for killings by police.| theappeal.org
People detained in Vermont’s prisons for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection struggle to call their families and have been exposed to physical violence.| theappeal.org
A London property developer has been fined £63,000 plus costs after Britain’s workplace regulator found multiple failures at a construction site in Dalston.| HSE Media Centre
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against at least two people for allegedly damaging Tesla property and are seeking five-year sentences.| theappeal.org
The U.S. Supreme Court said Brenda Andrew should possibly get a new trial after prosecutors sex-shamed her.| theappeal.org
CCTV has captured the moment a welder was crushed while working at a shipyard in Sunderland.| HSE Media Centre
In memos released this week, Trump’s new attorney general rolled back Biden-era reforms and called for harsher sentences and more executions.| theappeal.org
A company has been fined after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems at HMP Lincoln.| HSE Media Centre
A company and a contractor have been fined following the evacuation of 30 homes in a Derbyshire village.| HSE Media Centre
Two-year findings and recommendations from our evaluation of a deferred prosecution program in Winnebago County, Illinois.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
An examination of case screening and assessment practices across prosecutors’ offices in 15 jurisdictions.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Interactive report examining racial disparities and prosecutorial decision making in the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Charleston County, South Carolina.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
A detailed examination of race and diversion across prosecutors’ offices in 4 jurisdictions.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
A detailed exploration of race, ethnicity and case approval, charging, disposition, and sentencing in Cook County, Illinois.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
A detailed exploration of race, ethnicity and case approval, charging, disposition, and sentencing in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Summarizes findings from an on-line survey of 275 prosecutors and in-depth interviews with 78 prosecutors in 4 jurisdictions, exploring prosecutorial attitudes, priorities and goals.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
The Appeal contacted more than 120 prosecutors and city attorneys to ask if they’ll file criminal cases against campus Palestine protesters.| theappeal.org
Shane Kendall's father says in a new lawsuit that the medical staff at Atlanta, Georgia's Fulton County Jail let his autistic son die.| theappeal.org
The mass Stop Cop City arraignments in Atlanta charging protesters with domestic terrorism were a silly farce, one observer writes.| theappeal.org