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Victoria Police Are Cracking Down on Preteen Gangsters in Melbourne
The Apex Gang, best known for its role in this year's Moomba brawl, are being targeted—even more—by Victorian police.
The Number of Former Guantanamo Detainees Suspected of 'Returning to the Fight' Has Doubled
The latest twice-yearly US government report tracking former Guantanamo detainees found that an additional six are suspected of engaging in terrorist or insurgent activities.
Friday Night Hip-Hop on Rikers Island
Hanging out with teenage inmates as they make beats and write rhymes inside the notorious New York City jail.
How to Repair the Criminal Justice System
We talked to leaders and activists spearheading prison reform to find out what we can do to fix our broken penal system.
How One Man from the St. Louis Projects Got Out of Prison and Went Back Again
Larry walked out of Missouri state prison with $8,000 and a job, but like most former inmates, he got dragged back in.
A Former Inmate Talks About How Prisons Manufacture Criminals
Prisoners often suffer dehumanizing abuse at the hands of guards and other inmates, and are ill-prepared to get jobs and homes once they're out—is it any wonder so many of them go back to crime?
More Former Gitmo Detainees Are Suspected of Fighting Again — And More Got Killed
The latest report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on so-called Guantanamo recidivists showed four former detainees have been killed since March.
Should Our Brains Count as Courtroom Evidence?
Judges in the future could tap straight into criminal brains and nip second offenders before they’ve had a chance to do it again, says the Obama administration.
More Former Gitmo Detainees 'Return to the Fight,' and More Are Killed By the US
A biannual report has found that nine former detainees, all of whom were released during the Bush administration, have 're-engaged' since July.
US Senator: 'Guantanamo Detainees Can Rot in Hell'
Senators squared off with Obama administration officials today during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the future of the detention facility.
Colleges Should Stop Asking Prospective Students About Their Criminal Records
Past mistakes shouldn't make it impossible to pursue an education.
I Went Undercover in America's Toughest Prison
I didn’t believe that a concentration camp could exist in America until, in Phoenix, Arizona, I saw one with my own eyes. Maricopa County is a fuzzy-lawed place where sentenced and un-sentenced inmates alike do hard time together.