Amid renewed debate over the controversial practice, an archival FRONTLINE documentary offers a visceral portrait of life in solitary confinement at one maximum-security prison.

“The Alabama Solution” reveals stark, rarely seen realities inside Alabama prisons and questions whether the system should ...

Community members, activists and local leaders gathered at Birmingham’s historic Carver Theatre on Tuesday night, March 10, ...

An Oscar-nominated documentary exposing violence inside prison walls is coming to Oklahoma City. Criminal justice reform advocates want to bring attention to Oklahoma’s prison system by showing the ...

An Alabama pastor is working to extend the Oscar buzz and attention from a documentary into meaningful reform behind prison walls across the state. Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow, an activist based in ...

An Alabama pastor wants church goers to become a bit uncomfortable in their seats. Their discomfort is a precursor to action, Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow said. Glasgow, a Dothan-based pastor and activist ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A groundbreaking documentary, conceived, filmed and produced entirely by inmates at the Utah State Prison, is giving the public an unprecedented look at life behind bars. The film ...

This year's Oscar-nominated documentaries include a tale of terminal cancer, dispatches from behind bars in Alabama, and stories from Iran and Russia.