Abused boy in prison gets shelter from this inmate

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Documentary about the movie.

A female prison inmate (Clea DuVall) works to socialize a dog deemed unfit for adoption at a local animal shelter.

A dramatic story from the setting of a youth de tention center. Youngster Jakub, out of delusory solidarity, gets convicted of theft and goes to prison in place ofthe "sheriff" of his gang. He naively hopes that the sheriff will appreciate his gesture and leaves the stolen goods in a safe hideaway to later divide them fairly among the gang members. This conviction gives Jakub the strength to endure the unbearable conditions in the center. But reality is often much harsher than naive ideals and hollow relations in the gang.

A death row prisoner with 10 days left to live forms an unlikely bond with a washed up country singer turned prison guard.

A teenage inmate's boxing skills land him in the middle of a turf war within prison walls.