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News

Prisons and Jails Still Use the ‘Devil’s Chair.’ It’s Been Used for Torture.

08.09.21

By Emma Ockerman
News

A Capitol Rioter Is Finally Going to Prison

07.19.21

By Paul Blest
News

Teen Facing a Year in Jail After Stomping on ‘Back the Blue’ Sign

07.13.21

By Trone Dowd
News

Black Woman Was Pinned Down and Stripped Naked While Male Officers Watched

07.06.21

By Trone Dowd
News

Professor Shared Video of Cops Strip Searching a Black Teen. Now He Faces Jail.

06.08.21

By Samir Ferdowsi
Entertainment

Comedian Robert Hines Reflects on His Career in Jail in ‘Lockdown Detroit’

04.09.21

By Ashwin Rodrigues
News

Ghislaine Maxwell Is Still in Jail and the Feds Are Working Very Hard to Keep Her There

04.07.21

By Carter Sherman
News

A Woman in Jail Says She Had to Chew Off Her Umbilical Cord After Giving Birth Alone

02.22.21

By Carter Sherman
Life

Life Inside a Pre-Release Center: Like Prison, But More Work

12.02.20

By Lindsay Beyerstein
A Jail in India is Installing an ATM for Its Inmates

11.30.20

By Varsha Rani
Life

I Was Jailed for Attempting Suicide

11.25.20

By Emma Madden
News

The Trump Administration Is Getting Sued Over COVID Exploding in Prisons

10.21.20

By Emma Ockerman

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Gaming

Heartworm is a Horror Game That Wears Its Influences on Its Sleeve, but Carves Its Own Lane

Heartworm is a throwback to 90’s era horror games like Silent Hill. But the story it looks to tell may place it in a conversation of its own

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Music

Kneecap Beefing With Disturbed Frontman David Draiman Over His Tom Morello Comments

Kneecap called David Draiman “a straight up cunt” after he criticized Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello for supporting them.

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By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Shopping

Hop on This Black Currant THC Seltzer for a High Ride

Hop in, losers, we’re morphing into frogs and getting high — and you’re gonna love it.

18 minutes ago

By Veronica Booth
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Gaming

Imagine ‘The Outlast Trails’ Meets ‘Jurassic Park’. ‘Deathground’ Looks Like Pure Terror, and I Need It Right Now

‘Deathground’ has been in development for quite some time. It’s finally aiming for a Q3 2025 release window, and I’m scared to death.

19 minutes ago

By Shaun Cichacki
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Gaming

VTubing Is Missing This Type of Agency. Someone Make It

Did you know that women in the anime fandom are “nearly 4 times more likely than men” to be LGBTQ? I just thought that was neat.

40 minutes ago

By Ana Valens