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The best prison movies aren't just about bars and walls. They're about defiance, hope, transformation, and the will to survive. These films peer into some dark places, but they also shine with moments ...

The History Channel’s new series takes you inside some of the world’s most notorious prisons. You’ll get a taste of what it’s like to be held there, and you’ll hear stories of famous inmates – ...

Prison escape stories have long seemed to capture our imagination because they speak to our love of antiheroes and underdogs, ...

Movies have the power to take us anywhere. But sometimes they’re best served when there are constraints placed on their narrative potential, where writers and directors have to work within the ...

Director Andrew Jarecki is known for his hard-hitting exposés, including Emmy-winning “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of ...