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When Prison Guards Force Inmates to Fight
That sort of brutal violence is just "part of doing time," one former federal prisoner says.
A Prison Sentence for a Facebook Image Shows How Restrictive Burma's Anti-Free-Speech Laws Have Become
New Zealander Philip Blackwood is going to spend two and a half years behind bars because he posted a photo of the Buddha wearing headphones.
How to Survive Life in a British Prison
Some tips from a former inmate that go beyond the stereotypes of endless rapes and shankings.
Out of Prison, Not Yet Home
When I got out of prison after six years, I was transferred to a halfway house that was, in some ways, worse than actually being behind bars.
Why Are So Many Sex Offenders Getting Murdered in California's Prisons?
One inmate says that prison gangs and even guards team up to assault and sometimes kill sex offenders.
Extreme Porn, Xtreme Wrestling and Solitary Confinement: The Life and Times of Rob Black
I spoke to Black – a man who was criticised for his depictions of simulated rape, before ultimately being jailed for them – about what he's up to these days.
The Feds Are Trying to Decimate the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
This week, seven members of the powerful race-based prison gang were sentenced for their roles in its culture of violence.
California Just Became the First State to Defelonize Drug Use
The Golden State has been an archetype of the US prison boom since the War on Drugs began, but now it's joining the mass incarceration reform wave.
This Is What It Was Like to Be Gay in Communist Romania
Two gay men recount what life was like under dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.