The for profit american prisons have turned into slave camps/merchants.
The "police" are thugs looking for new slaves at any excuse - except if you are white or (especially) if you are rich.
Lots of NGOs have become independent villages/states, though only in areas the government doesn't have the resources to oppress - ie. slightly hippie-ish/Amish communes in deserts and such.
BTC and TOR are used to avoid detection by police in most cases.