In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth K...

Augusto Cardenas, former guerrilla of bourgeois origin, goes free after four years in prison, he mee...

This expose of the U.S. parole system, as seen through the eyes of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, tak...
When a young man is accused of a crime, his prideful confession resonates in the face of injustice.

Hostage-taking in a maximum security prison. Three felons bring three friends with homemade bombs un...

A young Nigerian student and poet, abused and neglected by his cruel stepmother, finds solace in fri...

Impressionistic glimpses of London life from early morning to rush hour.

Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 193...

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

Penguins Behind Bars is an Adult Swim special, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Ja...

When prison boxer George "The Hammer" Martin is offered freedom for fighting in the 1984 Olympics, h...

The St. Valentine's Day massacre is the stuff of American legend, and the tale is familiar to nearly...

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but c...

The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility an...

Shirley Ross plays an innocent young girl convicted for complicity in a crime committed by her boy f...

Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the c...

Carlito 'Kado' is sentenced to three years in prison for fraud, leaving his pregnant girlfriend to f...

A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the tr...

A former kingpin of the streets, Miles “Cain” Skinner is doing life in prison. He is feared and resp...