convicts
Spending a Day at Etah Jail Reminded Me of School
The prime attraction of Etah jail is the new, automatic 'roti'-making machine.
How Two American Teens Became Assassins for a Mexican Cartel
'Wolf Boys,' a new book by Dan Slater, details the bloody rise and fall of two Texas teenagers who became contract killers for the Zetas, the most violent drug cartel in Mexico, killing dozens of people in the process.
A Canadian Jail Is So Overcrowded That Inmates Have Been Sleeping in Showers
The Ontario government has promised to end the "absolutely appalling" practice and to form a task force to address the issue of overcrowding in provincial jails.
Here's What British Inmates Think About Being in the EU's Largest Prison Population
We asked some people serving time how to make sure fewer people get sent to jail.
What Do Serving Prisoners Think About the 'Brexit'?
They can't vote in the referendum, but that doesn't mean they don't have an opinion.
We Asked Former Inmates What It's Like to Deal with a Parole Officer
"They will tell you what you want to hear so you begin to trust them or think of them as a friend. Then they use what you share with them against you. They work for the government. They're goddamn cops. I have to remember that. I can't be their friend."
Was Australia's First Zine Made on a Convict Ship?
The Wild Goose: A Collection of Ocean Waifs was a weekly newspaper published in 1867 by British prisoners as they sailed to a penal colony in Australia.
Escaped Convict Richard Matt Fatally Shot in Upstate New York
Nearly three weeks after Matt and another prisoner escaped from a correctional facility, law enforcement officials reportedly fired a burst of gunshots around 4pm near the town of Malone, reportedly killing the convict.
What It's Like to Spend St. Patrick's Day in Prison
Corned beef and cabbage were served on St. Patrick's Day every year I spent in prison, a testament to the racial politics of the prison-industrial complex.
Saving the Environment with Criminals from Bucharest
Since 2007, Romania's courts have been giving criminals a choice between prison and disassembling electronics in warehouses.
The Life of a Seismic Gas Explorer in Canada’s Wilderness
You barely need a pulse to get a seismic job, as long as you are physically capable of the work. That's why it's a haven for ex-cons, high school drop-outs, and guys looking for the fastest way to clock enough full-time hours to claim employment...
I Went Undercover in America's Toughest Prison
I didn’t believe that a concentration camp could exist in America until, in Phoenix, Arizona, I saw one with my own eyes. Maricopa County is a fuzzy-lawed place where sentenced and un-sentenced inmates alike do hard time together.