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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.
My Journeys into the Margins of Society as an Ex-Con
The margins, the twilight, the fringe of society—that's where the present first rolls over into the future, and this column aims to report from there.
How the Invasion of Ukraine Is Shaking Up the Global Crime Scene
"What's happening in Ukraine now matters to criminals from Bogotá to Beijing."
The Guy Who Allegedly Posted Pictures of His Strangled Girlfriend on 4chan Has Been Arrested
David Kalac, primary suspect in the mysterious murder-by-strangling detailed on 4chan, has been arrested outside of Portland, Oregon.
A History of 'Frestonia,' a Micronation of Squatters Who Declared Independence from the UK
How a bunch of pioneering weirdos carved out their own space in London.
Exclusive Video: Did the NYPD Really Need to Pepper-Spray a Guy Waiting for the Train?
The latest casualty of New York City's controversial policing scheme, which critics say targets people of color for victimless crimes, was a young man waiting for the subway in Brooklyn.
A Former English Gangster Walks Us Through a Bank Robbery
"Some press reports stated that I spent the first few days of after escaping custody hiding out at my friend's strip club, up to my eyes in bums, tits, cocaine, and champagne. Which was abso-fucking-lutely true."
Talking to British Ex-Cons About Quitting Crime
"The second time I went to jail, I was close to home with loved ones on the outside. I even drove past my house on a prison transfer! That was the game changer. I knew from that sentence I was done. No more."
The Hows and Whys of Prison Escapes
Famed crime writer Donald E. Westlake on history's most famous jailbreaks.
I Went Undercover in America's Toughest Prison
I didn’t believe that a concentration camp could exist in America until, in Phoenix, Arizona, I saw one with my own eyes. Maricopa County is a fuzzy-lawed place where sentenced and un-sentenced inmates alike do hard time together.
This Guy Will Organize the Perfect Robbery for You
"Mr. C" was a highly respected fixer in the UK drug world. He's been out of the game for six years now, but was willing to speak to me on the condition of anonymity about how to pull off the perfect crime.
We Went Inside a Maximum Security Prison That's Rehabilitating Criminals
Murder, mayhem, and meditation at Salinas Valley State Prison.