Prison Reform Movies

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to become a Physician and the country's leading...

Survivors of violent crimes and prisoners incarcerated for murder connect to undergo astonishing transformations, liberating themselves from the...

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married...

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

Alejandro 'Ale' Villacaño is a young associate lawyer who has landed a job at a prestigious law firm. Even though he was top of his class, he...

Ervin, an ex con man, is released from prison to find his old pal Micky waiting for him. The 75 year olds seem to hit it off as they drive around...

Documentary about Attica prison riot and lawsuits to get compensation for the victims of these events.

A young pickpocket is taken in by an attorney who attempts to 'civilize' her.

In America, the prison system has become a place of retribution, not restoration. Inmates are often treated as sub-human, and often find themselves...

A short 1983 documentary about an alternative to prison.