Incarceration
Why It's Illegal for Prisoners to Masturbate
Some inmates are getting thrown in solitary for seeking a little stress relief.
What Will the Future of Incarceration Look Like?
We asked experts and advocates what happens when more jails and more prisons isn't the answer anymore.
How Do You Sell a Jail?
With ongoing demands to downsize, figuring out what to do with America's massive inmate population is one of the greatest challenges to criminal justice reform.
Why the Friendships You Make in Prison Should Stay Behind Bars
In federal prison, you form friendships with gang members, violent men, and a whole slew of drug dealers and users of every variety. What happens after that is sensitive.
The Grandma Suing a Utah Prison Over Her Teenage Grandson's Suicide
Janet Crane alleges her intellectually disabled grandson spent most of his life being bullied, beaten and abused in various Utah facilities. Now she's fighting for justice.
Mom of Young Man Jailed for Three Years Without Charges ‘Died of a Broken Heart'
Kalief Browder was jailed at 16 for allegedly stealing a backpack and spent three years at Rikers without ever being charged. He later committed suicide. His mother, who fought for the rights of incarcerated teens like her son, died on Friday.
New South Wales' Indigenous Prison Population Has Doubled in the Past 15 Years
Fewer Indigenous Australians are being arrested than ever before. So why do they still make up nearly a third of the country's prison population?
Watch our interview with the inmate who launched a massive prison strike from solitary confinement
VICE News speaks to Bennu Hannibal, an inmate in solitary confinement who is one of the lead organizers of a national prison strike.
Queensland’s Women's Prison Is So Overcrowded Inmates Have to Sleep on the Floor
Sure prison isn't meant to be a five star hotel, but Australia needs to talk about the way it's locking up women.