The Great Escape, The Shawshank Redemption, and Cool Hand Luke are all among the best essential movies about life in prison and jail.

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A prison guard kneels in 1962 by the escape hole in Frank Morris’ cell. Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz. State police were put on alert.