The British television series The Prisoner aired in the United States during the summer of 1968, setting a standard for imagination and existential vagary that subsequent shows such as Twin Peaks and The X-Files aspired, many years later, to match. The...

The Prisoner is a 1967 UK allegorical science fiction television series starring Patrick McGoohan. It follows a 1960s (contemporary) Englishman who, after abruptly resigning from his position as a top-level government agent, is held captive in a small,...

After 34 years behind bars, the man labelled Britain's most dangerous inmate claims to be a reformed character. In an exclusive interview, Robert Verkaik comes face to face with the sinister, defiant - and charming - Charles Bronson 'On the day you come,...

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, MOST 'cult' shows we talk about really aren't all that cultish. True, Ster Trek, The X-Files and Buffy have their obsessed, semi-religious followers but everyone knows about them. If you're looking for a real cult show, one that has...

The death toll from a riot at a Salvadoran prison rose to 21 after authorities on Sunday reported an additional fatality.Prisons director Roberto Villanova said the maximum-security prison in Apanteos, 40 miles west of the capital San Salvador, will be under a state of emergency...

Turkey's government on Monday doubled the hours inmates are allowed to socialize together in an effort to improve conditions in high security prisons.Within hours of the announced changes, an activist ended a hunger strike he had launched in protest of prison conditions.The Justice Ministry issued...