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The Appeal

no fixed geography · covers The criminal legal system · worker-led nonprofit · est. 2018

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In their words

The Appeal is a nonprofit news organization that envisions a world in which systems of support and care, not punishment, create public safety.

The Appeal’s journalism exposes the harms of a criminal legal system entrenched in centuries of systemic racism. We equip people with the information necessary to make change, and we elevate solutions that emerge from the communities most affected by policing, jails, and prisons in the U.S.

In a precarious moment for criminal justice reform, this work is crucial. We produce fact-based reporting and analysis that centers the voices of the people directly impacted by the issues we cover and educates the public on how the criminal legal system works. We correct common misconceptions and counter tough-on-crime narratives to assert that a world without mass incarceration and criminalization is possible and necessary.

We have a special focus on communities and policy debates often ignored by traditional national media, or increasingly lost in the consolidation and closure of local news outlets. In this dire media landscape, our model as a worker-led nonprofit newsroom offers a new, sustainable path for the future of journalism.

Our stories have sparked protests and grassroots activism, inspired legislation that reduces policing and incarceration, and shaped the national narrative about justice and punishment. We push the debate beyond incremental reforms that do little to address systemic problems, and we explore ideas that stand for truly transformative change.

The Appeal now operates under the auspices of the Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism.

— from their About page, fetched 2026-08-25.

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• Aug 12 — First Came the Flock Cameras. Now Local Cops Want Autonomous Drones.
• Aug 4 — After More Than 20 Years in Prison, Georgia Man Wins New Trial in “Shaken Baby” Case
• Aug 1 — FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications
• Jul 28 — Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support
• Jul 22 — New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred
• Jul 17 — As Trump Targets Trans Women in Washington Prisons, Amber Kim Awaits a Court’s Verdict
• Jul 13 — Justice in Less Than a Minute? Oklahoma County Bail Hearings Don’t Meet Constitutional Standards, Attorneys Say.
• Jul 8 — He Was Arrested for Unpaid Court Fees. He Was Dead 48 Hours Later.
• Jul 4 — Incarcerated People Lose Treasured Media When Prisons Change Tablet Contracts
• Jun 30 — At Its Best, LGBTQ Pride Is an Abolitionist Uprising — and a Dance Party
• Jun 27 — Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse.
• Jun 22 — Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent Comes for Minnesota Anti-ICE Organizers
• Jun 17 — Everyone Has a Role to Play in Supporting the Strike at Delaney Hall ICE Jail
• Jun 15 — US Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens With “Less-Lethal” Weapons, Victim Says
• Jun 10 — A Court Found Conditions at Louisiana’s Prison Farm Unconstitutional. It Let Them Continue Anyway.
• Jun 6 — Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths
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Generated 2026-08-25 06:19 UTC. About text quoted from each newsroom's own About page; headlines, summaries and images from their public feeds, linking to the original. ftrain/givemesomegoodnews