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Florida won't evacuate all of its inmates in the path of Hurricane Michael
With the storm poised to make landfall, officials say that evacuating those facilities is no longer an option.
Team Obama Quietly Bolstered Protections for Trans Inmates Last Week
The Bureau of Prisons formalized key policies advocates say should help LGBTQ people inside—even under Trump.
Barbaric Conditions That Led to a Detainee's Death Are Laid Bare in CIA Reports
Declassified internal CIA reports released Tuesday describes the systematic torture of the first high-value detainee to die in CIA custody.
After a Detainee Died at a Black Site, the CIA Blamed Training From the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Newly released CIA documents show that trainers from the Federal Bureau of Prisons traveled to a CIA black site in Afghanistan and trained guards shortly before a detainee named Gul Rahman was found dead in his cell.
There's a New US Policy on 'Sanctuary Cities' That Makes It Easier for ICE to Deport People
The Obama administration has vowed to pass undocumented immigrants convicted of federal crimes directly to ICE after they are released from prison.
Obama Unveils Guantanamo Closure 'Plan' to Immediate Criticism From All Sides
Eight years after he first vowed to close the detention facility at Guantanamo, Obama delivered a long-awaited plan Tuesday that offered little in the way of new ideas.
Mentally Ill Prisoners Are Destroyed By Solitary Confinement
For those predisposed to mental illness, isolation can induce anxiety, depression, distortions, paranoia, even psychosis.
What Federal Prisoners Are Saying About the 6,000 Inmates Getting Released This Fall
"Everyone in here is saying that only a black president would do something like this."
These Are the 6 US Prisons That May Soon House Guantanamo Detainees
A long-forgotten government report reveals US facilities that could become new homes for detainees as part of the White House's long-standing goal to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Inmates Say the Director of the Bureau of Prisons Lied About Solitary Confinement
Charles E. Samuels told Congress that prisoners aren't placed in solitary—a.k.a. "the hole"—but inmates VICE spoke to say that's flat-out untrue.
The VICE News Interview: John Kiriakou
VICE News caught up with former CIA officer John Kiriakou for a wide-ranging interview just a few days after he was released from prison.