Prison is a scary place. Even in the movies, it's the kind of place that is impossible to romanticize, and Hollywood can do that with a lot of other terrible places. Prisons are also a place where ...

Prison movies are perhaps the most captivating of all movies, as the following films illustrate. From grim portrayals of life behind bars to escape thrillers to World War II team-ups to earnest ...

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

JACKSON, MI — Jackson might not appear on the silver screen as often as cities like New York or Los Angeles, but “Prison City” has produced an interesting variety of cinematic offerings. They include ...

Every month, I comb through Netflix’s slate of new movies and TV shows and in February, I was greeted with a surprise: “Prison Cell 211.” To anybody who has seen the excellent 2009 movie “Cell 211,” ...

In 2005, a maximum security prison staged the greatest play you’ve never seen. “Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code” was the brainchild of Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA), a theater program for ...

The historic Nevada State Prison in east Carson City served as a movie set July 22-25 for filmmakers hoping to make a big splash with an indie drama. “An ex-con fights to rebuild his life and reclaim ...