When Christine Yoo’s friend landed in prison with a life sentence — a wrongful conviction, she said — the filmmaker decided she wanted to make a movie about life inside prison. It was a topical leap ...

Tens of thousands of Syrians were thrown into Sednaya during the Assad regime. The New York Times created a 3-D model of the prison. By Christina Goldbaum, Charlie Smart, Helmuth Rosales, Anjali ...

When Mutassim Abdulsatir arrived at Syria's Sednaya prison, accused of so-called state terrorism activities, he stepped into a world of terrifying violence. "We would lie flat on our bellies like this ...

On stifling days last summer, Reyes Miranda baked in his cell, the metal walls so hot to the touch that he worried he’d burn himself. At night, he slept on the cool concrete floor for relief. Miranda ...

BANGKOK, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Three blankets to sleep with, an open bathing area, bland food and the constant risk of violence. These are the conditions inside the maximum security prison in Thailand's ...

What is Trump's approval rating? See polls 3 weeks into government shutdown President Donald Trump's approval rating is low but stable. Former prisoner Mutassim Abdulsatir gave Margaret Brennan a tour ...

The convicted murderer escaped a New Orleans prison with nine other inmates in May 2025 Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (2) In May 2025, 10 inmates — some of whom were ...

Far from public view, daily life in maximum-security prisons is a mixture of constant tension, extreme protocols, and a deathly silence. Vendin-le-Vieil, the first prison dedicated to France's most ...