Prison Breakdown

Movie May-nute: Animal Factory (2000)

Professors Eric Bronson and Beck Strah discuss Steve Buscemi's Animal Factory (2000)

Prison News 5/11/26

Professors Beck Strah and Eric Bronson discuss a Louisiana Sheriff accused of malfeasance, Bronson’s recent student trip to the Angola Prison rodeo, Angola’s unfortunate conversion to migrant detention, and a mother’s attempt to break her son from prison.

Jared Fogel Goes to Jail (feat. Spenser Hodge)

Professor Beck Strah, Producer Brit, and Media Consultant Spenser Hodge discuss former Subway mascot Jared Fogel, his rise, his media coverage, his cultural impact, his crimes, and of course: his imprisonment. Producer Brit also reviews Crime 101 (2026).  Follow Spenser on IG: @numetalkvlt

Prison News 4/27/26 (feat. Spenser Hodge)

Professor Beck Strah, Producer Brit, and Media Consultant Spenser Hodge weigh in on a pizza smuggling ring, two deaths at the Dayton Correctional Facility, a Texas court of appeals overturning a death row sentence, Brit’s Picks, Beccomendations, and Spenser’s Gifts. Follow Spenser on IG: @numetalkvlt

Federal Prison Camp Bryan (and Ghislaine Maxwell)

Professors Eric Bronson and Beck Strah discuss The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, the conditions, amenities, training/vocational programs, Ghislaine Maxwell’s incarceration, special privileges, universal prisoner amelioration, and The Last Days of American Crime (2020).