Category: prison

To the Last Man (1933)

In Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden–Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to prison for 15 years for murder. The Haydens head for Nevada, and when Colby gets out of prison, he heads there also seeking revenge. The head of the Hayden family tries to avoid more killing, but the inevitable…


Blasts Kill at Least 8 at Myanmar’s Insein Prison

BANGKOK—A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said. Five people who were delivering parcels to prisoners and three prison staff were killed when two bombs exploded around 9:40 a.m., News of Myanmar,…


Blasts Kill at Least 8 at Burma’s Insein Prison

BANGKOK—A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said. Five people who were delivering parcels to prisoners and three prison staff were killed when two bombs exploded around 9:40…


Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Grows as Some EU States Call for Sanctions

DUBAI—Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from a blaze that has increased pressure on the government as it struggles to contain mass protests. The fate of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who died in…


Neymar Appears in Court for 2013 Barcelona Transfer Trial, Set to Testify on Tuesday

BARCELONA—Paris St Germain (PSG) and Brazil soccer star Neymar Jr. is set to testify on Tuesday in his trial on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013. Along with Neymar, 30, eight other defendants are on trial, including his parents, representatives of the two clubs, former Barca presidents Josep…


Iran Prison Fire Kills 4, Injures 61 as Protests Persist

DUBAI—A fire at Iran’s Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman’s death in police custody continued on Sunday, including at several universities. Iranian authorities said on Saturday that a prison workshop had been set on fire “after a fight among a…


Sagebrush Trail (1933)

A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…


The Last Mile (1932)

An innocent man sentenced to death gets caught up in a prison riot. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth…


Ecuador Prison Clash Leaves at Least 15 Dead, 20 Injured

QUITO, Ecuador—A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the Latacunga prison in central Ecuador on Monday left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured, authorities said. Officials attributed the fighting to national and international drug trafficking groups which have turned the Andean nation’s prisons into the scene of repeated massacres as…


Ecuador Prison Clash Leaves at Least 16 Dead, Including Drug Lord

QUITO, Ecuador—The death toll from a bloody fight among inmates at a prison in central Ecuador rose to 16 Tuesday, and authorities said one of the dead was an alleged drug gang boss who had evaded charges in Peru by faking his death during the pandemic. Officials said the number of wounded from clashes among…