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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new HBO documentary is bringing national attention to the problems behind Alabama’s prison walls, and it was topic of discussion in the state legislature’s joint prison ...

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

Joanne Dennehy was put behind bars after being handed a whole-life order for murdering three men during a 10-day rampage in Peterborough in 2013 - and even in prison she continues to pose a threat to ...

The race for the documentary feature Academy Award spotlights quality filmmaking, but also requires a whole lot of money and the support of international doc branch voters. This year’s crop of top ...

The employees unwittingly helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief, walk out of a prison in May, dressed in a fake law enforcement uniform, officials said. By Michael Levenson Two Arkansas prison ...

MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country’s police chief said, as widespread ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup ...