Prison Strike
Why Almost No One’s Being Let Out of Prison in Alabama
After a parolee murdered three people in 2018, Alabama’s parole rate has dropped to just 10 percent. It’s causing overcrowding and violence.
Stabbings, gang rapes, and rats: DOJ gives Alabama 49 days to fix "cruel and unusual" prisons
The DOJ released a scathing 56-page report on Wednesday that details the "deplorable conditions" in 16 Alabama prisons.
I Won't Forget the Inmate Who Died After Canada’s Prison Strike
As someone who did not receive adequate medical treatment on the inside, I realize it could have been me.
Inmates Declare an MLK Day Work Strike for Better Treatment Behind Bars
Just because someone is in prison doesn’t mean they should be denied basic human rights.
'Prison Architect' Has No Room for Political Action
'Prison Architect' models building well, but it fails to strike at a system that routinely abuses prisoners' rights.
We spoke to the inmate in solitary who inspired a national strike against 'modern-day slave conditions'
On Sept. 9, an estimated 24,000 prisoners in 24 states began to engage in various work stoppages and hunger strikes designed to coincide with the 45th anniversary of the 1971 Attica Prison Riot.
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.
Why the Prison Strikes Going on Across America Really Matter
Inmates across America are staging strikes and protests over what many call a system of slave labor inside the prison-industrial complex.