American prisons
Watch 'Fixing the System,' Our HBO Special Report About America's Broken Criminal Justice System
Watch our full-length documentary, which includes our legendary trip to a federal prison with President Obama, on HBO.
Boobs, Skulls, and Mickey Mouse: The Art of Hardened Mexican Prisoners
Paños are proof that even the most hardened criminals make their mothers hand-drawn cards on Mother's Day.
Heroin Overdose Treatments in American Prisons Are Dangerously Old-Fashioned
As heroin use surges among the general public, the drug has become a mainstay in the prison system, where the common overdose treatment Naloxone is still hard to come by.
This Is What Happens When You Try to Smuggle Two Wheelie Bins Full of Khat into America
One man who knows all about transporting khat internationally behind the authorities' backs is Manchester native Colin "Renno" Rennicks. He was locked up in the super maximum-security wing of an American prison after being caught attempting to sneak 4...
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