Prison

This Is What Incarceration Looks Like In America

"Everyone is touched by this system; we are all complicit, as incarceration has become a form of governance."

At Least 68 People Have Died In A Fire At A Police Station In Venezuela

Clashes later broke out between police and angry relatives of prisoners who died in the blaze.

Here’s How Bad Australia’s Indigenous Incarceration Rates Are – And Ways To Lower Them

In 2016 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were 12.5 times more likely to be in prison than non-Indigenous people.

Trump Wants To Execute Drug Dealers. Here’s Why That Won’t Fix The US Drug Epidemic.

Addiction experts say that drug users and dealers wouldn’t be deterred by the threat of execution years away — and that similarly draconian policies haven’t worked in other parts of the world. Legal scholars say the Supreme Court probably wouldn’t go for it either.

Celestial's Husband Is In Prison For A Crime He Didn't Commit

"Before I met you, I was not lonely, but now I’m so lonely I talk to the walls and sing to the ceiling." (An excerpt from Tayari Jones' new novel, An American Marriage.)

The Plight Of Trans Women In Prison

Transgender women in France who are incarcerated on the basis of their legal gender status fall prey to a legal gray area — and they're punished for a lot more than their alleged crimes.

This Prison System Has Severely Limited The Books And Fresh Food That Can Be Sent To Inmates

These Women Ex-Prisoners Made Christmas Decorations For Elderly People And It’s So Heartwarming

"It is therapeutic art – in our communities we don't really use art therapy."

Promiscuité, fouilles à nu, maladies : ce que les requêtes devant la CEDH nous disent des prisons françaises

Nous avons pu consulter quelques-unes des 33 requêtes introduites par des détenus français devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme. Ces requêtes témoignent d'un quotidien insupportable dans quatre établissements pénitentiaires français.

15 photos des derniers repas de condamnés à mort aux États-Unis

Dans les séries «No Seconds» et «A Year of killing», le photographe néo-zélandais Henry Hargreaves propose un aperçu des dernières requêtes culinaires des condamnés à mort, aux États-Unis.

Aux États-Unis, les femmes qui sortent de prison ne peuvent compter que sur elles-mêmes

Les ex-détenues ont plus de difficultés à trouver un logement, un travail et à retrouver des liens sociaux que les hommes. Pour s'en sortir, elles s'appuient sur les réseaux qu'elles ont créés pendant leur incarcération.

Sur les Instagram de détenus, la prison sans filtres

En France, de nombreux détenus possèdent — illégalement — un smartphone, qui leur permet de rester en contact avec le monde extérieur. Certains d'entre eux les utilisent pour diffuser leurs clichés sur Instagram.

La prison de la Santé sera surpeuplée dès sa réouverture en juin

Info BuzzFeed — En chantier depuis 2014, la prison parisienne va rouvrir en juin 2018. L'objectif de 95 % de cellules individuelles que s'était fixé l'administration pénitentiaire ne sera pas respecté.

Les conditions de vie indignes de la prison pour malades psychiatriques de Château-Thierry

EN IMAGES - Un rapport accablant, publié cet été par la Contrôleuse générale des lieux de privation de liberté, dénonce les conditions de vie indignes des détenus et la vétusté du centre pénitentiaire.

11 choses que vous devriez savoir sur les discriminations que subissent les femmes en prison

Entre les quatre murs de leur cellule, comme dans le reste de la société, les femmes subissent d'importantes discriminations.

Dans la maison d'arrêt de Villefranche-sur-Saône, «la violence, c'est tous les jours»

Violence à l'égard des détenus, mauvais traitement, harcèlement: la maison d'arrêt de Villefranche a mauvaise réputation. BuzzFeed News a pu accompagner la sénatrice Esther Benbassa lors d'une visite surprise.

Isolées, insultées, violées : le calvaire des femmes transgenres en prison

Chloë est une femme, transgenre. Elle a passé 16 ans dans une prison pour hommes. Ariana a passé plusieurs mois chez les hommes et elle a menacé de mettre fin à ses jours pour en sortir. Incarcérées selon leur état civil et victimes d'un flou juridique, les femmes transgenres purgent en réalité bien plus qu'une peine en détention.

Pourquoi BuzzFeed fait une semaine de la prison

Retrouvez du 11 au 17 décembre nos enquêtes, vidéos et témoignages sur l'univers carcéral en France.

Inside A Haunted House Hosted By Former Inmates

Journey into a haunted house where former inmates are the ones bringing the frights.

O.J. Simpson Was Released From Prison After Being Granted Parole

Simpson was released after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence for armed robbery and assault in Las Vegas.

A Wyoming Woman Faced Six Years In Jail For A Crime That Men Get Six Months In Boot Camp For

Taylor Blanchard faced up to ten years in prison for a crime that would’ve sent men to boot camp for six months to a year. Her fight could change the fate of countless women in Wyoming.

Muslim Women In Prisons Face A Unique Combination Of Stigma And Discrimination

Muslim women are increasingly overrepresented in UK prisons, their needs are not being met, and they also face stigma within their community, experts say.

Teaching White Students Showed Me The Difference Between Power and Privilege

Southern black boys like me were more likely to end up incarcerated than working beside white faculty at so-called elite liberal arts colleges.

The Justice Department Is Evaluating Obama-Era Rules For Transgender Prisoners

Federal lawyers dodged the key question in a federal court case brought by four evangelical Christian prisoners who oppose being housed with transgender women.

O.J. Simpson Is Granted Parole After Nine Years In Prison For Robbery

The former football star was convicted for orchestrating an armed robbery of his sports memorabilia in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2007.

This Is What Happened To Men Sent To Jail In England For Being Gay

Fifty years after homosexuality was partially decriminalised, Keith Biddlecombe tells BuzzFeed News about what happened when he was sent to prison in the 1950s, and the devastating tragedy that unfolded as a result.

9 Things We'll Totally Miss About Abby Lee Miller Now That She's Going To Prison

“Why do I attract all the crazy ones?”

There's Something You Never Noticed In "The Parent Trap" That Will Make You Want To Call The Cops

Those girls are ACTUAL CRIMINALS.

A Nevada Standoff Leader Who Worked For Trump Was Sentenced To Prison

Gerald DeLemus, a state co-chair for Trump's veterans coalition, is the first person to receive a prison sentence for participating in the 2014 Nevada standoff.

The US Wants To Remake The World's Prisons In Its Own Image

The US sees prisons across the Middle East and West Africa as key fronts in the war against extremism, and believes the world would be a safer place if they were run the American way. But is the US's much-criticized prison system really a good model for others? Doug Bock Clark visited Cañon City, Colorado, to find out.

Chelsea Manning Has Shared The First Photo Of Herself As A Free Woman

Manning, who announced she was transgender while in prison, leaked more than 700,000 military intelligence reports and documents to WikiLeaks in 2010 and later had her sentence commuted by then-president Barack Obama.

"Dance Moms" Star Abby Lee Miller Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Fraud

Miller was convicted of hiding money she earned from her reality TV show appearances from a bankruptcy court.

Two Inmates Wreaked A Lot Of Havoc With Computers They Hid In Their Prison Ceiling, A Report Says

Two Ohio inmates refurbished computers, hid them in the ceiling, hacked the state's prison network, and wreaked a lot of other havoc.

People Try Prison Food

People try Federal Bureau of Prison menu items.

Remy Ma Opens Up About Life In Prison, Pregnancy Struggles, And The Beef With Nicki Minaj

"It would've been cooler if Nicki and I were able to work together."

That Tourist From The Oscars Was Released From Prison Just Two Days Before

What a whirlwind.

People Are Imagining What BuzzFeed Would Look Like In A Dystopian Society

"BuzzFeed in 2 years: 10 Hilarious Tweets That'll Make You Forget You're In An Internment Camp."

Trans Woman Suspected Of Attempted Murder Found Dead In Men's Prison

Jenny Swift was found dead in her cell at all-male HMP Doncaster on 30 December, days before a new government policy came in to place trans prisoners in appropriate jails.

Death Row Prisoners’ Last Meals

Photographer Henry Hargreaves has recreated the last meals of prisoners executed in 2016 for a new series, "A Year of Killing".

Ce photographe recrée les derniers repas de condamnés à mort cette année

Avec A Year of Killing, le photographe Henry Hargreaves veut mettre en évidence le nombre de prisonniers qui sont tués chaque année aux États-Unis.

Prisoners Are Intentionally Getting Sent Back To Jail To Sell Psychoactive Substances

Psychoactive substances are being sold for £100 per gram, so former prisoners are deliberately trying to get sent back in after being released.

Justice Secretary Vows To Stamp Out “Scourge” Of Prison Corruption

Feds Probe Prison Banker As NYC Leaders Try To Cap Its High Fees

The government’s consumer finance watchdog has subpoenaed prison banker JPay Inc., which charges steep fees to transfer money from inmates’ families into their prison accounts. New York City’s public advocate wants to cap those fees, which burden poor families seeking to buy toiletries and other basic needs for locked-up relatives.

Ex-NFL Star Darren Sharper Sentenced To 20 Years For Drugged Rape Cases

Darren Sharper, who has pleaded guilty or no contest to drugging and raping nine women in four states dating back to 2013, will also have to register as a sex offender for life.

High Court Rules Prison Officer Walkout Is Unlawful

"We can't continue as we are," the general secretary of the prison officers trade union said in defence of the action, which saw more than 8,000 staff walk out.

"Making A Murderer" Subject Brendan Dassey Ordered Released From Prison

Brendan Dassey was 16 when he was accused of helping his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and kill 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach.

How I Went From Inmate To CEO • Dear BuzzFeed

"My personal transformation happened in a 9x6 prison cell."

Man Accused Of Incest With Slain Foster Sister Has Been Bashed Twice In Prison

Inmates reportedly cheered his attackers on, yelling "kill him" and "pretty boy".

Chelsea Manning Sentenced To 14 Days In Solitary Confinement For Suicide Attempt

After receiving the official sentence in writing, the former soldier will have 15 days to appeal it.

These Companies Say They Can Stop Drones Flying Drugs Into Prisons

After it emerged that police intercepted a drone laden with drugs before it could reach HMP Pentonville, BuzzFeed News looks at new technology designed to take drones out of the sky.