Alcatraz is known first and foremost as a prison. Hollywood has helped drag out this narrative with flicks about what might have been the only …
Read moreArchaeologists found hidden tunnels under Alcatraz prison—and they’re not from escapees
In July 2013, Netflix was still arguably better known as a mail-order DVD rental service than as a streaming service that would disrupt the entertainment …
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After spending 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Nevest Coleman is back at work with the Chicago White Sox. Coleman, …
Read moreWrongfully convicted man gets his MLB job back after 23 years in prison
Inmates in New York state prisons will soon be able to read e-books, listen to music and email family members while in prison — all …
Read moreNew York is the third state to offer prisoners free tablet computers
Richard Gamarra never dreamed he would one day graduate from an Ivy League university—with a master’s degree no less. After spending his youth embroiled in …
Read moreA former gang member is about to graduate from an Ivy League university
In a show of courage and compassion, several inmates in Texas broke out of their holding cell to help a guard who had suffered a …
Read moreThese Inmates Broke Out Of Their Jail Cell To Save A Guard’s Life