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Former House Speaker and 'Serial Child Molester' Dennis Hastert Is Going to Prison
Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a judge who excoriated him and said, "Nothing is more stunning than having 'serial child molester' and 'Speaker of the House' in the same sentence."
The Second Annual American Justice Summit
Livestreaming on Friday, January 29th, the summit will feature panels, conversations and performances that explore the urgent need for American justice and prison system reform.
Revenge Porn King Gets Two Years In Prison
Hunter Moore, former operator of IsAnyoneUp.com, has been sentenced to two years in prison.
This Is What Will Actually Happen If You're Caught with Drugs in the UK
A primer on the kind of trouble you'll find yourself in if you're busted for drug possession in the UK.
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.
Inmates Say the Director of the Bureau of Prisons Lied About Solitary Confinement
Charles E. Samuels told Congress that prisoners aren't placed in solitary—a.k.a. "the hole"—but inmates VICE spoke to say that's flat-out untrue.
A Judge in Texas Forced Some Dude to Either Marry His Girlfriend or Go to Jail
The weird order may have been illegal, but the couple took the deal anyway.
We Talked to One of the 46 Inmates Barack Obama Ordered Released from Prison
One of "Obama's Lucky 46" told VICE about how he heard he was getting out and what he plans to do now.
President Obama Heads to Prison in Pursuit of Criminal Justice Reform
Obama met prisoners and law enforcement officials at El Reno federal prison in Oklahoma on Thursday.
Obama to Make First-Ever Presidential Visit to a Federal Prison for VICE Special
President Barack Obama announced today that he will visit the El Reno federal prison in Oklahoma next week to participate in a VICE special on America's criminal justice system.
Singapore Teen Who Insulted Former Leader Held in Mental Institution Pending Sentencing
As human rights campaigners call for Amos Yee's release, his defiance and brashness have led the authorities to speculate wildly on the underlying causes of his behavior.
The End of the Road for a Long Island Killer
Max Sherman was sentenced today to 18 years to life in prison for killing Lauren Daverin in 2013, a murder that tore apart the Long Island community of Rockville Centre.