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Independent films
fromKqed
6 hours ago

Visiting the First Film Festival at a Women's Prison in California History | KQED

Short films depict the complexities of prison life, blending personal stories with themes of rehabilitation and family connections.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

Coming out behind bars: Man reveals how prison helped him embrace his true self - Queerty

A man serving 15 years to life found personal freedom and self-acceptance as a gay man in prison, inspired by the film Moonlight to come out to everyone in his life.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Never-before-seen letters from Letby to friend show her boasting about prison cell

Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders at HMP Bronzefield and describes daily prison routines, missing her cats and remaining determined to stay strong.
Mental health
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

Finding a Reason to Embrace Life in the Worst Place to Be During the Holidays

Prisoners' experiences with despair and survival offer practical, overlooked lessons for people outside prison contemplating suicide about reasons and ways to hold on.
Television
fromSlate Magazine
5 months ago

The True Crime Stories You See on TV Are Leaving Out Something Big

True crime reexaminations reopen painful histories, provoke public scrutiny in prison, and raise questions about sensationalized coverage and possible past sexual abuse.
Books
fromwww.dw.com
6 months ago

Boris Becker's new book: 'Wimbledon is partly to blame' DW 09/12/2025

Boris Becker portrays himself as a victim of Britain's harsh justice system, recounting prison life and linking his downfall to early tennis fame.
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US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
8 months ago

I'm going to ask for my deportation, I can't stand being here one more day': The life of a group of migrants in a Texas detention center cell

Prisoners in the IAH Polk Adult Detention Facility create narratives and cope with hopelessness in a harsh immigration system.
Writing
fromIrish Independent
10 months ago

The Indo Daily: 'Prose and Cons' - Why the Kinahan's 'Dapper Don' loved Dumbo

Christy Kinahan Sr, known for crime, finds an unexpected passion for writing poetry and prose while in prison.
fromwww.mediaite.com
10 months ago

Steve Bannon Gives Whining' George Santos Advice For Surviving Prison

You just got to walk in there, you have to know yourself and you have to be totally, completely focused every second of the day because these places are incredibly violent.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

I grew up on Alcatraz-this is what living on the notorious prison island was really like

"We had a very tight-knit community, plenty of entertainment, a low-crime neighborhood, and million dollar views!" she says.
New York Islanders
San Francisco
fromwww.latimes.com
11 months ago

Life after California's death row: What happens when condemned inmates get a second chance

Bob Williams, condemned for murder, reflects on finding meaning and community after being transferred from San Quentin's death row to another prison.
LA Dodgers
fromenglish.elpais.com
11 months ago

Don Neto and the Sinaloa old guard who reinvented drug trafficking in Guadalajara

Don Neto, the aging drug lord, was released at 95 after decades in prison, living in conditions that highlighted his severe decline.
NYC music
fromwww.nytimes.com
11 months ago

Sean Diddy' Combs Incarcerated: Bed Checks, Monotony and Jailhouse Lasagna

Sean Combs adjusts to life in jail while awaiting trial on serious charges, starkly contrasting with his former lavish lifestyle.
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