Federal Prison
How the Release of 6,000 Federal Prisoners Will Test America's Flawed Halfway House System
About two-thirds of the federal inmates getting released this fall are destined for halfway houses, which can serve as breeding grounds for recidivism and violence.
What Federal Drug Offenders Are Saying About Congress Reforming Mandatory Minimums
Politicians are mulling changes to the law, but many prisoners are worried they'll slip through the cracks.
The War On Drugs: Join Our Skype Group Chat
Join VICE News on Skype next Thursday for a conversation about the war on drugs.
US Federal Prisons Will No Longer Serve Pork to Their Inmates
Pork may soon become the contraband of choice in lock-ups across this nation because shit just got real for America’s 205,792 federal inmates. Let’s just hope this doesn’t cause an Attica-style uprising.
Why Solitary Confinement in America Needs to Finally End
Now that solitary is on the national radar, systemic problems with "the hole" are being laid bare for all to see.
How Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Laws Put Regular People in Prison for Life
If you rub elbows with big-time drug dealers, you can get sentenced to decades behind bars thanks to laws passed at the height of the drug panic in the 1980s.
Even White-Collar Criminals Can Get Screwed Over by the Prison System
A man I once knew in prison got out but was unable to return to anything resembling a normal life thanks to aggressive parole restrictions.
How One Man from the St. Louis Projects Got Out of Prison and Went Back Again
Larry walked out of Missouri state prison with $8,000 and a job, but like most former inmates, he got dragged back in.
My Struggle to Work as a Journalist Inside Prison
It was common practice for the Email Police, as we called them, to reject my incoming and outgoing messages. I once had all of my emails rejected for 72 hours straight—emails that said things like, "I love you mom," and "I'm going outside for a walk."
What Inmates Are Saying About Colorado Shooter James Holmes Getting Life in Prison
Some prisoners serving life sentences are upset that they are effectively receiving the same punishment as a man who gunned down 12 people in a movie theater.
We Talked to One of the 46 Inmates Barack Obama Ordered Released from Prison
One of "Obama's Lucky 46" told VICE about how he heard he was getting out and what he plans to do now.
President Obama Heads to Prison in Pursuit of Criminal Justice Reform
Obama met prisoners and law enforcement officials at El Reno federal prison in Oklahoma on Thursday.