An early entry in the subgenre of women behind bars, John Cromwell's Caged is about a married 19-year-old (Eleanor Parker) who is locked up after a botched bank robbery in which her husband is killed.

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 ...

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

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 ...

A24's 'Sing Sing' and Netflix's 'Daughters' screened alongside films from incarcerated directors at the event, where the red carpet took place in the courtyard below California's recently closed death ...

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 ...

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 ...