An Oscar-nominated documentary shot by inmates exposes brutal conditions in Alabama prisons, drawing sharp criticism from the ...

A documentary about Alabama’s prison system is in the running to win an Oscar for Best Documentary.

Independent filmmaker Jennifer McShane came to Missouri to make her second documentary about prison life, focusing on an unusual group of men at South Central Correctional Center south of St. Louis.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of people in prison jumpsuits lined up at Easterling Correctional Facility A group of inmates lined up at Easterling ...

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 ...

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 ...

A documentary chronicling Alabama’s notorious prison system has dropped on HBO. “The Alabama Solution” is a nearly two-hour look at the state’s maximum-security lockups, using footage from inside ...

The Prison Show documentary will be screened June 2 at the DeLUXE Theater in Houston. Credit: Screenshot “You remember the pain. You remember solitary confinement. You remember picking cotton in ...

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Documentaries serve as a flashlight in a dark room – casting light on subjects, people, things, that you may not be privy to. And when a documentary is done with journalistic integrity, it can be as ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - For 34 years, Cliff Middleton has fought to free his father from prison, now a documentary is set to follow his journey. SilverCreek Entertainment says it has partnered with ...

A documentary on Alabama's prison system, co-directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, earns an Oscar nod.