San Quentin

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country.

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

Fast forgery without mistakes. Shoplifting under pressure. Effective body disposal. The ability to multitask various felonies. These are just a few of the "talents" that mother-and-son grifters Sante and Kenny Kimes possess. Based on shocking true events, this flick takes you into the dark, sordid world of this deadly duo, from their bizarre relationship to their heinous crimes. It's no surprise that two-time Emmy winner Judy Davis earned a nomination for this performance.

Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.

A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.

San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.

Drama set in San Quentin prison.

A corrupt official at San Quentin tries to frame an innocent guard for several murders within the prison.

A life-long criminal continues his practice of breaking out of Oregon State Prison - much to the frustration of the police.

The grim news made international headlines: On August 21, 1971, prison authorities discovered a gun on famed Soledad Brother author, activist and San Quentin inmate George Jackson. A shootout ensued, killing Jackson, two other inmates and three guards, and wounding three more officers. Authorities asserted that only lawyer Stephen Bingham could have smuggled the weapon into the prison. Fearing that a conviction for abetting the guards’ deaths would lead to his own murder, the attorney fled, beginning a long, strange odyssey of pseudonymous exile. Strange indeed for the Yale-graduate scion of politically prominent New England elites.