WASHINGTON (AP) — A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for orchestrating the kidnapping of 17 people, including five children, who ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Former WBRC anchor Beth Shelburne worked as a producer on a new HBO documentary examining the serious problems within Alabama’s prison system, revealing that filmmakers’ ...

HARTFORD — A reputed member of a violent New Haven Street gang has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for selling narcotics and violating the conditions of his supervised release, ...

DELANO — Kristopher Thomas has been in prison since 2010, when he was sentenced to 50 years to life for killing a man who identified himself as a member of a rival Los Angeles Crip gang, according to ...

OF THE YEAR. WELL, A CHILLING FILM IS TAKING PEOPLE INSIDE ALABAMA STATE PRISONS. THE NEW ALABAMA SOLUTIONS DOCUMENTARY IS A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT WHAT SOME CALL HORRIFIC CONDITIONS IN WVTM 13. AARON ...

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 ...

The Guatemalan government announced Friday that it will ask the United States for an FBI team of experts to help recapture the leaders of the Barrio 18 gang who escaped from a prison. Last week, the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new HBO documentary is bringing national attention to the problems behind Alabama’s prison walls, and it was topic of discussion in the state legislature’s joint prison ...

A Montgomery pastor who ministers in Alabama prisons told state lawmakers Wednesday that he sees incarcerated men who are traumatized by what he described as a culture of drugs, extortion, rape, and ...