The Carceral Report

ICE is Buying Lots and Lots of Guns and Gun Accessories - more than $25 million worth

Since President Trump’s second term began, ICE has entered into contracts worth more than $25 million dollars for Glocks and related supplies.

Jun 1 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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May 2026

New for The Appeal: GEO Group CEO Calls Lawsuits Against ICE Detention Facilities “Unwarranted” and “Unconstitutional”

Private prison executive suggests federal government may buy detention facilities to circumvent state laws.

May 12 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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GEO Group CEO calls Litigation Against ICE Jails “Unprecedented” and “Unconstitutional”

On GEO Group's quarterly earnings call, GEO Group CEO George Zoley Says the "warehouse project has been paused."

May 6 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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Breaking: Fifth Circuit Court Blocks Ruling that Allowed Exoneree Calvin Duncan to Take Office

Duncan, who is Black, won nearly 70 percent of the vote, but just days before he was to take office, Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed legislation…

May 4 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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April 2026

Debunked Arson Science Keeps Mother Imprisoned for Nearly 30 Years, Attorneys Say

“There is nothing left of the State’s case but outdated beliefs and junk science.”

Apr 29 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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People With Type 1 Diabetes Denied Medical Care in Pennsylvania Prisons, Lawsuit Alleges

Officers allegedly tased one man when he experienced an episode of hypoglycemia because he did not keep his arms and hands in front while they attempted…

Apr 1 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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March 2026

Prison Dining Giant Aramark Serves Inedible Food to Drive Commissary Sales, Lawsuit Alleges

Aramark’s practices are “acutely oppressive and unscrupulous.”

Mar 25 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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He Almost Died From A Burst Appendix. A For-Profit Jail Medical Provider Dismissed It As Heartburn.

A new lawsuit in York County, Pennsylvania, highlights a pattern of allegations of medical neglect by for-profit correctional healthcare company…

Mar 4 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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February 2026

Is your congress member taking money from for-profit prisons?

Leading for-profit prison companies donated about half a million dollars to Republican members of Congress currently in office and $57,000 to Democrats…

Feb 12 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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January 2026

York County Leads Pennsylvania in Restraint Chair Use, Despite Deadly History

According to The Appeal’s analysis, from 2018 through 2024, York County used restraint chairs a total of 1,295 times—more than any other county in the…

Jan 21 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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December 2025

New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’

The first ruling of its kind in the country could give people convicted based on SBS testimony a new shot at freedom.

Dec 23, 2025 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

November 2025

Trump Administration Uses "Sesame Street" Song to Promote its Fascist Agenda

A propaganda video posted by Border Patrol uses Sesame Streets' "Who are the people in your neighborhood?"

Nov 25, 2025 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

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