jails
When Prison Food Is a Punishment
Nutraloaf, a blend of several different kinds of food mashed together and baked into a flavorless loaf, is still served to prisoners across the country.
Israeli Government Approves Bill Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners
The Israel Medical Association has said it will call on doctors to ignore the new law, but the government says it is necessary because hunger strikes are a threat to national security.
A New Synthetic Drug Is Making British Prisoners Violent and Psychotic
"Black Mamba" is changing drug culture and wreaking havoc in the UK's prisons.
'I Would Rather Die Than Go Back': We Spoke to an Opposition Activist on the Run About Life in Bangladesh's Jails
Thousands of activists have been jailed during three months of nationwide opposition protests, many swept up in mass arrests, and the country's prisons are bursting at the seams.
Brazil's Overcrowded and Mismanaged Prisons Are at the Breaking Point
The country's prison population is so vast and the authorities’ ability to contain it so stretched, the lack of security at some penitentiaries is almost surreal.
I Opened a Hostel In Palestine and Ended Up Getting Thrown in Jail
When I went from working with NGOs to the private sector, a crazy business partner and some shady cops nearly derailed my business.
Fixing America's Broken Corrections System Needs to Start on the Inside
How do we fix America's broken corrections and criminal justice systems? We asked the head of one of the country's largest prison systems.
The US Prison System Is Shrinking, but Very, Very Slowly
There were a lot of celebratory headlines after Attorney General Eric Holder announced a drop in the federal prison population last week, but the state-by-state numbers tell a more complicated tale.
El Salvador's Rival Gang Members Might Soon Become Cellmates
El Salvador's government has said it can no longer provide “exclusive” prison facilities for the notorious MS 13 and Barrio 18 gangs.
We Went Inside a Maximum Security Prison That's Rehabilitating Criminals
Murder, mayhem, and meditation at Salinas Valley State Prison.
Inside Maximum Security Prison - Part 1
VICE News looks at a maximum security prison in California that's rehabilitating criminals before returning them to the streets.
Just Close Down California's Prisons Already
California has to reduce its prison population by 8,000 because some judges said so, but apparently it's really hard to let people out of overcrowded cages.