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German Prisons Are Kinder, Gentler and Safer Than the Ones in America
As a recent touring group of US officials found out, German inmates wear their own clothes, cook their own meals and aren't put in solitary for more than eight hours at a time.
A Man Won £500,000 Damages After Suffering a Six-Day Erection in Jail
That's a lot of money, but it can't buy him a working dick.
On Flags, Fireworks, Hot Dogs and Torture
Last week, as millions of Americans got hyped about the Fourth of July, two men brutally tortured by the US government were quietly released from prison.
The Long, Strange Trip of a Prisoner Who Loves the Grateful Dead and Acid
Thanks to mandatory minimum sentencing, Deadheads like Tim Tyler—who has been locked up for almost a quarter of a century—are missing out on the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary shows this weekend.
What It's Like to Visit the White House as an Ex-Con
President Obama's security detail still brands ex-cons—regardless of the nature of their crime or what they've been up to since—as suspect.
The Stiff Competition to Work in German Prisons
In Germany, where citizens actually compete with one another to work for prisons, some states require applicants to score over 100 on an IQ test to even qualify for the job.
Can German Prisons Teach America How to Handle Its Most Violent Criminals?
The preventative detention unit at Tegel Prison in Berlin offers a radically different way to approach those felons Americans might call the "worst of the worst."
The Pussy Riot Column: I Was Arrested by Russian Cops for Sewing in the Street
Activist Nadya Tolokonnikova on prison, being forced to make police uniforms and the absurdity of Russia's laws.
The Story of the Two Murderers' Escape from a New York Prison Keeps Getting Weirder and Weirder
Details in the press about the prison break have grown increasingly lurid, with tales of large penises, sex on railroad tracks and a bizarre spousal murder plot.
How Solitary Confinement Can Drive Inmates to Suicidal Thoughts
"Some people think that solitary confinement is basically just spending some alone time," one former prisoner says. "It's not. It's like being buried alive."
Why Are Nigerians Flocking to Work in Texas Prisons?
Searching for a better life, a wave of African immigrants have taken jobs as corrections officers in the Lone Star State.
Catching Up with Damien Echols, Former Death Row Inmate and a Member of the West Memphis Three
Over 20 years ago, Echols and two of his metalhead friends were convicted of the "satanic" murders of three eight-year-old boys. Eighteen years later, after cries of injustice, they were released.