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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.
Three Questions You Should Ask When You Hear About a 'Foiled Terrorist Plot'
Two Brooklyn Muslims were arrested last month under suspicion of wanting to join the Islamic State. But what, exactly, did they do to end up behind bars?
I Spent 20 Hours in a Strip Club
The Show Palace offers fully nude entertainment to its 18-and-up clientele from 4 PM to 8 AM every Friday, and I watched the production come together.
A Female Sex Worker Compares Notes with a Gigolo
I hired a male counterpart to see what the other side of the transaction looks like.
How the FBI Busted Someone Trying to Buy the Deadly Poison from 'Breaking Bad'
Cheng Le got busted by a narc operating on the dark web.
A Letter from a Sex Worker to a Wife About Her Cheating Husband
Despite what you may think of me, I offer a service that's discreet, uncomplicated, and a necessary ingredient in a lot of marriages.
Alabama Police Killed a 'Sovereign Citizen' Who Was Dropping Off a Stray Animal at a Shelter
On Tuesday, police in Dothan, Alabama, fatally shot a reported member of the loosely-defined "sovereign citizen" movement after he refused to show a government-issued ID to employees at an animal shelter.
This Year's SantaCon Was a Jolly Disgrace
Every December, hundreds of basics longing for a shameless seasonal piss-up descend onto the streets of New York City dressed like Kris Kringle. This year, the event unfortunately landed on the same morning as a march against police brutality.
New York Exploded in Protests for Eric Garner Last Night
People flooded the streets in response to the Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the cop who placed Garner in the choke hold the led to his death last July.
Is Ferguson-Style Unrest Heading to New York City?
The NYPD did some recon in Missouri last week ahead of its own grand jury decision on police violence, expected any day now.
The Human Billboards of New York City
With fliers, menus and business cards serving as their advertising arsenal, these street workers – mostly immigrant men – struggle to survive in America's largest city.
The Recovery That Wasn't: Two Years Since Hurricane Sandy
VICE News spoke with those still suffering from the effects of the hurricane and investigated what's being done to bolster New York's coastal communities and protect the population from future storms.