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Corporations Are Cashing in on California's Prison Overcrowding Crisis
California is being forced by the courts to move inmates out of its overcrowded prison system, which is just another opportunity for the people who make money from incarceration to cash in.
Ray Downs
10.3.13
Pen Pals
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.
Bert Burykill
9.18.13
Tech
America's Water Crisis
Freshwater in California's San Joaquin Valley is on the brink of disappearing. In the final episode of our series, Emerson Rosenthal investigates a water war that could potentially destroy access to drinking water for millions of people.
Emerson Rosenthal, VICE Staff
11.15.12