Federal Prison

"The hypocrisy in this country, and in our leaders, is astounding."

"Shkreli needs to realise that serving time in federal prison comes with discomfort."

They looked confused when they saw a baby-faced kid walk down the aisle in shackles and an orange jumpsuit.

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.

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.

Larry walked out of Missouri state prison with some money and a job, but like most former inmates, he got dragged back in.

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 mum," and "I'm going outside for a walk."

Whether it's at the DMV, a cemetery or a building where children go to be treated for cancer, everyone seems keen to spread a little festive cheer.

In the netherworld of corruption and violence, convicts live for drama.