Prison Break is an American action/serial drama television series that premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29, 2005. The story revolves around a man who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and his brother's elaborate plan to help him escape his death sentence. Created by Paul Scheuring, the show is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions in association with Original Television and 20th Century Fox Television. The current executive producers are Scheuring, Matt Olmstead, Kevin Hooks, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Parouse, Neal Moritz, and Brett Ratner. Its theme music is composed by Ramin Djawadi, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006.

Video of Syrian Rebel Attack on Aleppo Prison Returns to YouTube


Syrian Rebels Seize Aleppo Prison, Freeing Hundreds


Kentucky Fugitive Chooses Prison Over Subzero Cold


Steubenville Rapist Released Early From Juvenile Detention Center

After nine months in a Ohio juvenile detention facility, Ma'lik Richmond, one of two Steubenville teens found "delinquent" of raping a 16-year-old girl in August 2012, has been released. He was initially sentenced to one year. In a statement released by his attorney, Walter Madison, he expresses how "extremely challenging" the past 16 months have been for his client: At sixteen years old, Ma'Lik and his family endured hardness beyond imagine for any adult yet alone child.

UK Considers Ban on Tiny Mobile Phones


Manning's Sex Reassignment: Possible in Prison?


Why Was Hacker 'Weev' Put in Solitary Confinement?

Infamous hacker and Internet troll Andrew Auernheimer, better known as Weev, said he wasn't afraid of going to prison. But he is now being held in "administrative segregation," which is a euphemism for solitary confinment. His lawyer and supporters claim he's being punished for tweeting and posting messages to SoundCloud from behind bars.

Hacker 'Weev' Sends SoundCloud Message From Prison


How Is Hacker 'Weev' Tweeting From Prison?

When you think about prisoners whiling away their time behind bars, it's common to imagine inmates out in "the yard" lifting weights, playing ball or smuggling contraband. But in the age of social media, one notable inmate is using Twitter to document his incarceration and plead for his rights.

First Prison-Issue Polygraph Test Posted to YouTube


Puerto Rican Inmates Tweet About Life in Prison

Three inmates in Puerto Rico want you to follow them on Twitter so you won't follow them to prison. The tweeters are part of a pilot program called Follow Me So You Don't Follow Me, or Siguenos para que no nos sigas in Spanish. According to Fox News Latino, the trio shares three daily updates in Spanish, revealing the harshness of life in jail in the southern Puerto Rico town of Guayama. Each tweet is signed by either Inmate 1, 2 or 3.

Illegal Downloaders in Japan Face Two Years in Prison

Under a new law that goes into effect Oct. 1, Japanese internet users who illegally download files face a 2-year prison sentence or a fine of up to 2 million yen ($25,700), the BBC reports. Theoretically, pirating just one file could get you in jail and -- under one interpretation -- using a service such as YouTube, which temporarily stores video files on your computer, could be illegal. Downloading copyrighted material has been illegal in Japan since 2010, but it did not incur such penalties.

Brazilian Prisoners Bike to Reduce Sentence, Charge Batteries

Apparently, prison can be pretty boring. That's on top of it being, well, prison. Plus you've got all that potential labor just sitting around doing nothing terribly productive. Why not utilize it? That's what Santa Rita do Sapucai prison in Brazil is doing. For every 16 hours prisoners put in on a set of special bicycles, they will remove a day from their sentence. You see, these bikes are charging batteries from the effort.

Robotic Prison Guards Tested In South Korea [VIDEO]

Inmates: Harassing this guard will only get you in trouble. Three robotic prison guards are being tested at a prison in the South Korean city of Pohang. The robots will monitor inmates' activities, reporting any inconsistencies or odd behaviors back to a manned control center. Because the robots learn the common behaviors of inmates, they can help prevent suicides, fights and arson. The prison began testing the robots this month, according to Reuters.

Facebook Cooperates with Law Enforcement to Remove Inmate Profiles

Inmates incarcerated in the state of California who update Facebook, or have third-parties do so on their behalf, will likely soon find their status-updating privileges revoked by Facebook. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is working with Facebook to ensure that Facebook accounts set up and monitored by prison inmates are terminated swiftly. The CDCR will report accounts in violation to the Facebook Security Department for removal.

"Craigslist Killer" Philip Markoff Found Dead

Alleged "Craigslist killer" Philip Markoff was found dead in his jail cell today, one day after what would have been his first wedding anniversary. It appears that he committed suicide. Markoff was indicted on charges of murder and armed robbery in 2009. He claimed innocence of all the charges, but there's a mountain of evidence that he was the "Craigslist killer" who met with and robbed at least three women via Craigslist and murdered one.