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He perfected his trade in Iran's prisons, and now Mohammad Rasoulof has received a special jury prize at Cannes, confirming him as one of the world's most powerful and fearless filmmakers.

The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the film for which Rasoulof was given an eight-year prison sentence for criticising the Iranian regime, receives standing ovation on the Côte d’Azur

With over 830,000 inmates, Brazil has the third-largest prison population in the world, behind only the US and China. According to data from the National Secretariat for Penal Policy, there are almost 166,000 more prisoners than there are places currently available in the country's jails. In some penitentiaries, such as…

A New Jersey electrician who repeatedly attacked police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to 12 years in prison

Private prisons, Pyrrhic victories, and a single-family hotel.

A Paris court has sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes in a landmark case against the regime of Syria’s President Bashar Assad and the first such case on European soil

Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s government failed to protect the public, secure the prison estate and deliver swift access to justice

Blanchard will open up about her post-prison life in an upcoming documentary series premiering June 3 on Lifetime

It is one of the most dramatic storylines ever delivered at Cannes: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet Friday after fleeing a prison sentence in his home country just days before the film festival.

A former Baltimore city prosecutor has been spared prison time in her sentence for perjury and mortgage fraud

Hunter Biden's federal gun case trial and potential 25-year prison sentence. No plea deal yet. Legal experts closely monitoring.