Prison movies are perhaps the most captivating of all movies, as the following films illustrate. From grim portrayals of life ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house incarcerated ...

Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, daily 30-minute window for exercise or religious ...

“Prison life is very regimented, paternalistic, and monotonous. Everything turns on a system constantly: you will be counted ...

President Bukele, who labels himself as the "coolest dictator" and a "philosopher king," has built election success and ...

The lockup currently houses thousands of members of gangs that terrorized the Central American country for decades.

Bastoy Prison, often referred to as the world's most luxurious prison ... except for leaning toward the primitive side of humanity?" While the idea of providing such freedom and comfort to ...

The embattled Theranos founder, who is serving a federal prison sentence until 2032, is speaking out about her life after being convicted.

Juan (Diego Calva) is a human rights lawyer, working hard for his clients and with a heavily pregnant wife at home. Visiting an overcrowded prison to meet with a prisoner he’s set to defend in an ...