"The Alabama Solution" – a 115-minute documentary from Emmy-winning filmmaker Andrew Jarecki ("The Jinx") – lifts the lid on ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - Alabama’s prison system is the subject of a new HBO documentary set to debut on Friday. The ...

HBO’s new documentary "The Alabama Solution" reveals hidden footage and inmate testimony exposing abuse in Alabama prisons. Here's when it premieres.

The story of Owen Hanson, better known as the “Cocaine Quarterback,” is one of those real-life dramas that might as well have ...

Directors Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman discuss their documentary "The Alabama Solution," premiering Friday on HBO, about conditions in state prisons.

Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- What story is so compelling it is worth risking your life to tell? One filmmaker found his answer south of the border in "Cartel Land," where one gang rules and the drug war never ...

In a Medill School of Journalism course that pairs journalism students with incarcerated peers, two seniors produced an award ...

An open prison with the worst record for drug use amount inmates has seen the problem get worse. Last year, one in four prisoners at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire tested positive for drug use. Despite a ...

A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday sentenced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to just over four years in prison for his ...