Criminal Justice
Videos
Covid Justice Reform

24:49
'Never Going Back:' Releasing Inmates During a Pandemic
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting the juvenile justice system in Seattle, Washington.
Red Cards

40:41
The Death of Will Smith
Red Cards unpacks the shooting of former NFL Saints player, Will Smith. The investigation takes us to New Orleans, a vibrant city with a historically controversial legal system.
VICE Specials

18:15
An Ex-Con's Journey Back to Prison: Revolving Doors
Filmmaker James Burns spent two years following Jason Bobbitt, an ex-convict and father of five who, despite attempts to retain meaningful employment, fails and returns to prison.
Red Right Hand

32:13
A Wrongful Murder Conviction and 18-Year Fight for Justice: The Fairbanks Four
VICE trekked to Alaska to tell the story of the Fairbanks Four, a group of native teens who were wrongfully convicted of murder in 1997.
VICE News Shorts

6:07
Inmates are using VR for a chance to get out of prison
VICE News visited a Colorado prison as longtime inmates used virtual reality for the first time.
ACLU and U

3:44
Criminal Justice Reform
In 2013, Jason Hernandez was the first latino American to receive clemency from President Obama along with other non-violent drug offenders in an unprecedented gesture to address injustice in the criminal justice system.
VICE News Tonight on HBO

1:24
Obama Legacy: Criminal Justice
A look at President Obama's criminal justice legacy: pardoning drug offenders but increasing deportations of illegal immigrants
Justice / Clip

10:24
Debtors' Prisons: Life Inside America’s For-Profit Justice System
We meet Thomas Barrett, a former homeless man who paid thousands in probation fees over the theft of a two-dollar can of beer.
Justice / Clip

14:53
Debtors' Prisons: Life Inside America’s For-Profit Justice System
VICE examines the ways these local governments have turned broken-windows policing into profit, and meets the people who are fighting back.
VICE News Specials

8:27
Barred from the Ballot Box: Disenfranchised in New York
VICE News spends time with a man with a felony conviction in New York who is fighting to get his voting rights back.
VICE on HBO

1:07:51
VICE Special Report: Fixing The System
In July 2015, Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. He invited VICE along to film the historic event for part of a documentary, Fixing the System, which investigated America's broken criminal justice system.
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