You are here: Homepage Tag Prison Articles The “guide” gives a tour of the prison Photo: Jail Time Production Jail Time Records | Cameroon The beat of New Bell Prison Inside Cameroon's most notorious prison, inmates struggle to get enough to eat — but also sing, rap and record new tracks. The award-winning documentary "Jail Time Records" homes in on the new music made behind bars By Jess Smee 09/14/2026 Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024 BL Shirelle at a performance. The musician and current co-director of DJC Records served ten years in prison herself Photo: DJC Records Pop culture | USA “A new prison built every ten days” Songs that break down walls: Poet Fury Young and musician BL Shirelle run a record label for people behind bars. Interview with BL Shirelle, Fury Young 04/14/2022 On this motorcycle "El Chapo" rode 1.5 km through the underground and escaped from the maximum security prison El Altiplano Photo: Edgard Garrido / Reuters Life underground | Mexico Escape through the drain The notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” escaped through a tunnel from the high-security prison El Altiplano in 2015. How in the world was that possible? By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 01/07/2022
The “guide” gives a tour of the prison Photo: Jail Time Production Jail Time Records | Cameroon The beat of New Bell Prison Inside Cameroon's most notorious prison, inmates struggle to get enough to eat — but also sing, rap and record new tracks. The award-winning documentary "Jail Time Records" homes in on the new music made behind bars By Jess Smee 09/14/2026
Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024
BL Shirelle at a performance. The musician and current co-director of DJC Records served ten years in prison herself Photo: DJC Records Pop culture | USA “A new prison built every ten days” Songs that break down walls: Poet Fury Young and musician BL Shirelle run a record label for people behind bars. Interview with BL Shirelle, Fury Young 04/14/2022
On this motorcycle "El Chapo" rode 1.5 km through the underground and escaped from the maximum security prison El Altiplano Photo: Edgard Garrido / Reuters Life underground | Mexico Escape through the drain The notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” escaped through a tunnel from the high-security prison El Altiplano in 2015. How in the world was that possible? By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 01/07/2022
