“We have the largest prison population on the planet and it’s not because Americans are uniquely evil,” writer and director Matthew Cooke tells THR. By Ciara McVey You’re more likely to go to prison ...

A guide to surviving prison or preparing yourself to go to prison, with tips on staying safe, prison etiquette, how to deal with guards and other prisoners, how to get involved in organising and ...

Matthew Cooke follows up his doc about the drug war with 'Survivors Guide to Prison,' a look at the justice system. By THR Staff Matthew Cooke, who took a cheeky but not unserious look at the War on ...

During a support group at San Quentin State Prison in 2019, Rev. Susan Shannon invited more than 30 men into a circle. For weeks, the group had been talking about grief and loss. On this day, Shannon ...

Planning a movie night with 'Survivor's Guide to Prison' on your favorite screen? Tracking down where to stream, rent, buy, or watch how to watch the Matthew Cooke-helmed movie can be tricky so we at ...

The messy but compelling activist doc Survivors Guide to Prison often suggests a carelessly assembled trio of short films that all happen to be about America’s corrupt and dehumanizing penal system.

In 2016 “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams magnetized media attention to him after his acceptance speech upon winning BET’s Humanitarian Award. Williams is a lifelong activist, and in addition to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Visit a Morgan County prison for an experience that is almost too real. The Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary became operating as a prison and housed some of the ...