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The 'Affluenza Teen' Was Arrested in Mexico
Texas teenager Ethan Couch, famous for evading jail time after killing four people while driving drunk in 2013, was arrested with his mother on Monday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
The 'Affluenza Teen' Was Arrested in Mexico
Texas teenager Ethan Couch, famous for evading jail time after killing four people while driving drunk in 2013, was arrested with his mother on Monday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
We Asked Former Inmates What It's Like to Deal with a Parole Officer
"They will tell you what you want to hear so you begin to trust them or think of them as a friend. Then they use what you share with them against you. They work for the government. They're goddamn cops. I have to remember that. I can't be their friend."
Even White-Collar Criminals Can Get Screwed Over by the Prison System
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.
A Man with a Life Sentence for Marijuana Was Just Released From Prison
He spent two decades behind bars for conspiring to sell six pounds of marijuana.
A Life Sentence in Canada Will Soon Mean an Actual Life Sentence for Nastiest Murderers
Even with the murder rate as low as it's been, the government plans on jailing particularly nasty killers forever.
Are Sex Offenders Unfairly Persecuted on Halloween?
In many states, registered sex offenders are forced to stay indoors from sundown on and can't answer the door, measures that activists say are over-the-top and don't make kids safer.
How It Feels to Get Off Parole After Ten Years in the System
VICE's prison correspondent is, at last, a normal member of society.
Some Facts About Schapelle Corby The Media Won’t Tell You
Here are some facts about Schapelle Corby that you can’t read anywhere else, except for those sites that copy content. You can probably read this on one of those.
I Spent the Past Ten Years Going in and out of Prison and It's Ruined My Life
When I went to jail ten years ago I knew it’d be tough. Many people told me that I’d ruined my life, but how could I accept that when I was only 23? Today it’s become much more of a reality, but I refuse to throw in the towel just yet.
My Search Engine Results Are Wrecking My Life
Thanks to an article about my arrest for drugs in 2004, when employers google my real name they think I'm some kinda kingpin and don't hire me, which is making it much, much harder to join the world as a legitimate citizen.