Documentary filmmaker Karim Mowatt, second from right, at the former Lorton prison in Virginia. With him are, from left, co-producers Eyone Williams and Sean Branch, and interviewees Byron ...

The Lorton Reformatory prison complex, originally commissioned by Theodore Roosevelt, was built in 1910 and shuttered in 2001. In 2002, Fairfax County bought the 2,324-acre campus for $4.2 million.

The former prison in Lorton is now a playhouse! Now, robust theater productions are center stage at The Workhouse Arts Center! The first production "Clyde's,” is about former prisoners turned ...

Yet rather than fix Lorton, D.C. officials took the easy path and got out of the prison business. After sentencing, an inmate from the District now goes from the D.C. Jail to a federal transfer ...

The producers behind Wayne Rooney documentary “Rooney” have unveiled their latest factual sporting series, “Stable,” about the renowned McGuigan family of boxers. Lorton Entertainment, who ...

The highly anticipated Boris Becker documentary from John Battsek and Lorton Entertainment (the production company behind the upcoming Wagatha Christie docu-series) has landed at Apple TV+. A ...

Alex Gibney’s upcoming Boris Becker documentary is heading to Cannes, with Lorton Entertainment set to launch sales on the title on the Croisette next week.

'A Lorton Prison Project' follows four friends that were arrested for a crime of robbery and encounters the Lorton Complex, as they embark upon journeys that extend far beyond what they could ever ...

The producers behind Wayne Rooney documentary “Rooney” have unveiled their latest factual sporting series, “Stable,” about the renowned McGuigan family of boxers. Lorton Entertainment, who ...

When I saw that William Lorton’s film “Take Away One,” about an innovative 1970s mathematics educator who happened to be his aunt, was one hour and 45 minutes long, I felt like I was in for ...

The New Lorton jail site » 22,000 square feet in new, small retail construction » 171 rental units in the reformatory building » Keep former prison chapel for church or day care » Renovated ...

The Workhouse Arts Center would be created from 30 renovated buildings on the Lorton prison grounds, part of a larger redevelopment push on the county-owned property.