The Power of Sheriffs: Explained - The Appeal
WEBJan 4, 2019 · Similarly, sheriffs today sometimes use their power to excess, violating civil liberties. In Worth County, Georgia, in 2017, the sheriff subjected up 850 high school students at Worth County High School, nearly the entire student body, to invasive drug searches, including checking inside their underwear, according to court documents.
‘No Shower, Wearing Diapers, Laying There For So Long’ - The …
WEBDec 5, 2018 · She refused, was placed in restraints, charged with disobeying a direct order, and punished with a month in segregation. “They would leave me in restraints with a dirty diaper for like six to 12 hours,” Molly said. “No shower, …
Capital Punishment in the United States: Explained
WEBSep 24, 2018. In August 2018, the state of Tennessee executed Billy Ray Irick, the first man executed in the state since 2009. He had spent over 30 years on death row. As a child, Irick experienced unimaginable abuse. His mother would tie him up with a rope and beat him. Neighbors described his father as “an excessive drinker and a brutal man ...
Kamala Harris Was a Tough-on-Crime Prosecutor in a Black Lives …
WEBJan 22, 2019 · Kamala Harris Was a Tough-on-Crime Prosecutor in a Black Lives Matter Era. Long after the American public became aware mass incarceration was a failed experiment, Harris failed to support progressive measures to alleviate some of its impact. This article was published in the Jan. 22 Daily Appeal newsletter. It is …
False Confessions, Explained - The Appeal
WEBJun 7, 2021 · A false confession is a statement given by a person that incriminates them in a crime they did not commit. Scientists who study this phenomenon group false confessions into three general categories: (1) voluntary; (2) coerced-compliant, and (3) coerced-internalized. ( ( (There are, of course, myriad of cases where a confession was presented at ...
Felony Murder, Explained - The Appeal
WEBMar 4, 2021 · Felony Murder, Explained. The felony murder rule has a long and complicated history that is worth examining precisely because it’s not that simple. The sight of the United States Capitol shrouded in tear gas, besieged by rioters marauding toward a joint session of Congress, shocked the national conscience. Five people died at the riot, and in ...
Locked In, Priced Out: How Prison Commissary Price-Gouging …
WEBApr 17, 2024. Today, The Appeal published Locked In, Priced Out, a project that includes a first-of-its-kind database of prison commissary lists from 46 states. This project also examines the availability, prices, and markups of products across several categories, including food, hygiene, and religious items.
The Movement to Decriminalize Psilocybin, Explained
WEBMar 1, 2021 · Over the last two years, several U.S. cities have decriminalized psilocybin either through ballot initiative or city council vote. In May 2019, Denver became the first city in the country to decriminalize “the use and possession of mushrooms containing the psychedelic compound psilocybin.”. Since then, a decentralized organization known as ...
The Criminalization of Homelessness: Explained - The Appeal
WEBJun 29, 2018 · The most straightforward path to ending the criminalization of homelessness runs through state legislatures. State and local officials should refrain from passing new laws that target homeless individuals, and they should repeal existing laws that criminalize life-sustaining and necessary behaviors.
The Epidemic of Brady Violations: Explained
WEBApr 25, 2018. In 2003, Brooklyn prosecutors charged John Giuca with killing a 19-year-old college student to earn “street cred” with the Ghetto Mafia gang. A jailhouse informant’s testimony claiming that Giuca confessed to him in prison formed a critical piece of the government’s case. At trial, the government insisted that the ...