Incarceration
Trans Women Are Still Being Held in Men's Prisons. Is Changing That Enough?
A California bill would require that incarcerated trans people be able to choose whether they are housed among men or women. But amid calls for abolition, the reform feels seismic to some and merely cosmetic to others.
Muslims Observing Ramadan Are Providing Critical Coronavirus Relief
Inspired by Ramadan, several Muslim organizations and individuals are donating their time and money to aid those hit hard by COVID-19.
Women at Oregon Prison Say Their Lives Are at Risk After COVID-19 Patients Are Transferred In
“They’ve signed our death warrant,” an incarcerated woman said. “We’re sitting here waiting to be gassed.”
What It's Like to Be Released From Prison During a Pandemic
Just as the coronavirus is frightening everyone and forcing us to hide in our homes, I am beginning to enjoy freedom for the first time since I can remember.
Cuomo's Prison Workers Say They're Not Actually Making Hand Sanitizer
Inmates told VICE that they're really just putting a mysterious vendor's existing product in 'NYS Clean' bottles.
America’s Jails Are Pretending the Opioid Crisis Doesn't Exist
Correctional facilities refuse to provide medically assisted treatment for opioid withdrawal and people are dying at alarming rates as a result.
How Trans Inmates Are Getting Each Other Access to Treatment Inside
Through a grassroots letter-writing network, transgender inmates in Missouri are teaching each other how to demand the healthcare they need.
What It's Like Inside an 'Open' Prison
"Being in prison causes a lot of anguish. There’s nothing more than that, so we have to find a way to make confinement beneficial and not just a punishment."
What It's Like to Detox in Jail
The small, communal toilet was in the corner of the pod, enclosed by a short stall that did nothing to keep the smell of diarrhea, vomit, and blood from overtaking the unit.
A Story of Friendship That Started with a Letter from Prison
On this week's episode of Queerly Beloved, a trans woman helps a gay incarcerated man reconnect with his mother after years of estrangement.
All the Terrible Things You See and Learn as a Guard in a Private Prison
Journalist Shane Bauer worked undercover in a Louisiana prison for four months. What he discovered was shocking.
A Wrongfully Jailed Artist Confronts America's Legacy of Slavery
“Our country makes money off of black bodies by keeping them in jail,” says Gianni Lee.