The Appeal

In 2014, then-23 year-old Morgan Godvin sold a small amount of heroin to her friend and fe... more

Despite hundreds of people being put to death in the United States since the Supreme Court... more

In recent years, the number of police in American schools has skyrocketed as social servic... more

In 2018, Brittany Smith was assaulted and raped by a man in her Alabama home. Later that n... more

Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) bas been the subject of countless news specials, TV drama plots... more

The only people in the United States the government is required by law to provide healthca... more

On our last episode of the year we're doing something a little different: Joining us to co... more

Last month, 106 legal scholars signed a brief supporting St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner'... more

To those tasked with radically reimagining the U.S. legal system and moving it away from t... more

Facing legal challenges and a shortage of drugs for lethal injections, Oklahoma was the fi... more

There’s a growing acceptance of the idea that we need to overhaul our system of mass incar... more

In nine states, police officers are permitted to act as prosecutors and arraign people for... more

Many states pay incarcerated workers just 20 or 30 cents per hour--and some don't pay them... more

Jailhouse informants are a fixture of pop culture, helping TV prosecutors secure convictio... more

In addition to being unique among Western nations in executing people, the U.S. keeps many... more

As cannabis use is legalized in more and more jurisdictions across the country, child prot... more

Progressive prosecutors have swept into office across the country, winning district attorn... more

Earlier this year, lawmakers in New York proposed a bill that would bar people convicted o... more

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In recent years, lawmakers and the media have dusted off the 1980’s War on Drugs script to... more

Approximately half a million people are currently in jail awaiting trial across the United... more

Efforts to hold police accountable for violating civil rights frequently come up against a... more

In August and September of last year, there were prison strikes in at least 17 states mark... more

In an effort to meet public demand to reduce the size of the brick and mortar prison popul... more

Dozens of states have reformed their drug laws in recent years, but Arizona remains a stub... more