Lauren Gill
The Appeal
New York, United States
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Prisoners Inside Georgia’s Clayton County Jail Describe Desperate Efforts To Avoid COVID-19
They shared their stories as part of a lawsuit seeking urgent changes to protect prisoners. One prisoner wrote that a jail officer denied his request for a mask, so he tied old underwear around his face. → Read More
Mississippi Teen Who Has Languished In Jail For 17 Months Without An Indictment Is Just 'One Of Thousands'
Sixteen-year-old William Haymon has spent more than 500 days in an adult jail in rural Lexington, Mississippi. There are no state rules governing how long a person can be incarcerated without being formally charged with a crime. → Read More
Domestic Workers Face Economic Devastation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A survey published by the National Domestic Workers Alliance in April found that 55 percent of respondents were unable to pay April’s rent, and 84 percent were either not able to or didn’t know if they could afford food. → Read More
In Alabama, Prisoners Must Sign Consent Form to Get Protective Masks
Medical ethics experts have criticized the state’s prison officials and say masks to protect against COVID-19 should be distributed ‘with no strings attached.’ → Read More
Woman ‘Brutally’ Beaten in Mississippi Prison Died Because Officials Failed To Give Her Medical Care, Lawsuit Alleges
The father of Nicole Rathmann says his daughter was “not made safe by employees” while incarcerated at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. She was one of 16 prisoners to die in state custody in August 2018. → Read More
An Alabama Woman Got Pregnant While In Jail. She Has No Memory of Having Sex.
Since 2017, LaToni Daniel has been incarcerated pretrial in a capital murder case. During that time, Daniel became pregnant, and she just delivered a baby boy. But as she brings in new life, she also faces the death penalty. → Read More
Federal Prisons Official Used Prison Labor For Work On His Church
The Bureau of Prisons’ South Central regional director utilized incarcerated people from a Texas prison to work on a landscaping project at his church. → Read More
Death penalty reporter sues Missouri in bid to witness executions
In 2014, Chris McDaniel was investigating whether Missouri was injecting inmates with a particular sedative, midazolam, before executing them. While under oath, the state had previously said it would not use the drug in its executions. McDaniel, a death-penalty reporter, needed to find out crucial details for his story, so he applied to be a […] → Read More
Gunman Kills Four People and Himself in 'Horrific Murder Spree' in Kentucky
The Johnson County sheriff hinted that the victims may have been related to their killer. → Read More
5 Best Moments From Kylie Jenner’s Pregnancy Announcement
In one clip, Kylie describes her pregnancy cravings. → Read More
Mike Pence To Prevent 'Tyrannical' North Korea From 'Hijacking' Olympics, Aide Says
The vice president is planning to remind the world that everything Kim Jong Un's regime does is a "charade." → Read More
Mount Everest: Nepal Set to Finally Measure World's Highest Mountain Itself
Geologists from around the world have disputed the mammoth mountain's height, creating consequences for Nepal. → Read More
Trump Says Ban on Importing Elephant Trophies to Remain in Place
After months of uncertainty about the status of the ban, the president told Piers Morgan he plans to keep restricting hunters from bringing back the trophies. → Read More
Trump Spent Saturday Watching Tv Clips of Himself Criticizing Obama for Role in 2013 Government Shutdown
“Problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top and the president’s the leader and he’s got to get everybody in a room and he’s got to lead,” Trump once said. → Read More
Your Smartphone Could Be Fueling The Latin American Drug Trade and Financing Terrorism
Illegally mined gold has been compared to Africa's "blood diamonds." → Read More
McConnell Breaks With Trump, Opposes Nuclear Option To End Government Shutdown
Earlier in the day, Trump tweeted that Republicans should use the tactic to pass the long-term budget. → Read More
First Active-Duty Gay Couple Married At West Point
The two helicopter pilots met while "don't ask, don't tell" was in effect. → Read More
Trump Official in Charge of Government Shutdown: It's 'Kind of Cool'
He also said he only found out he had to perform the task the day before. → Read More
Did Stephen Paddock Act Alone? Charges to Be Filed Soon Over Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Lawyers for police argued authorities could not release sealed documents because they are investigating more charges. → Read More
Eric Clapton: I'm Going Deaf But Will Still Keep Playing
The 72-year-old blues guitar legend also said his hands "just about work." → Read More