Lifetime has greenlit Cellmate Secrets, a new six-episode docuseries that stems from last year’s hit special, Jodi Arias: Cellmate Secrets. Angie Harmon is set to narrate the series, which revisits some of the most infamous stories of headline grabbing criminals as part of Lifetime’s Summer of Secrets line-up.
Cellmate Secrets reveals new insights and information as former friends, guards, cellmates and lovers give first-hand accounts of their time with famed felons and defendants.
This season will reexamine the high-profile case of Casey Anthony, now nearing the 10th anniversary of when Anthony was acquitted for the murder of her daughter Caylee, as well as the story of Joyce Mitchell, the woman who aided two convicts in their escape from prison in Dannemora, NY. Cellmate Secrets will also delve into the inner lives of convicted killers Drew Peterson, Chris Watts, Susan Smith and Shayna Hubers.
Cellmate Secrets will air...
Cellmate Secrets reveals new insights and information as former friends, guards, cellmates and lovers give first-hand accounts of their time with famed felons and defendants.
This season will reexamine the high-profile case of Casey Anthony, now nearing the 10th anniversary of when Anthony was acquitted for the murder of her daughter Caylee, as well as the story of Joyce Mitchell, the woman who aided two convicts in their escape from prison in Dannemora, NY. Cellmate Secrets will also delve into the inner lives of convicted killers Drew Peterson, Chris Watts, Susan Smith and Shayna Hubers.
Cellmate Secrets will air...
- 4/22/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Serious talk of mass incarceration and prison reform is everywhere right now, from President Donald Trump’s re-election ad in the Super Bowl to episodes of “Keepings Up With the Kardashians,” and attorneys Brittany K. Barnett and MiAngel Cody are largely to thank.
The two lawyers are being honored by Fuse this month as part of its “Future Black History” series. TheWrap is exclusively premiering the video announcing their inclusion in this year’s class, above. In the clip, Barnett and Cody are called “relentless, ass-kicking lawyers fighting for what’s right: abolishing mass incarceration.”
They self-funded their Buried Alive Project, which works to help reform America’s criminal justice system “through transformative litigation, legislation, and humanization,” according to its site: “Our current focus is dismantling profoundly inhumane life without parole sentences handed down under federal drug law.”
Also Read: Joyce Mitchell, Ex-Prison Seamstress Depicted in 'Escape at Dannemora,...
The two lawyers are being honored by Fuse this month as part of its “Future Black History” series. TheWrap is exclusively premiering the video announcing their inclusion in this year’s class, above. In the clip, Barnett and Cody are called “relentless, ass-kicking lawyers fighting for what’s right: abolishing mass incarceration.”
They self-funded their Buried Alive Project, which works to help reform America’s criminal justice system “through transformative litigation, legislation, and humanization,” according to its site: “Our current focus is dismantling profoundly inhumane life without parole sentences handed down under federal drug law.”
Also Read: Joyce Mitchell, Ex-Prison Seamstress Depicted in 'Escape at Dannemora,...
- 2/7/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Update: Joyce Mitchell, the 55-year-old prison tailor who was a key to helping two convicted killers break out of a maximum-security New York prison, has been paroled. The incident served as the inspiration for the 2018 Showtime miniseries, Escape at Dannemora, which starred Patricia Arquette, who won a Golden Globe, SAG and Critics Choice awards for her portrayal of Mitchell. The series received 12 Emmy nominations.
Mitchell supplied the digging tools that allowed the inmates to escape. Recapturing them cost the state an estimated $23 million. In 2015, Mitchell received a 2 1/3 to seven year sentence for aiding the escape. She was denied parole three times.
Earlier: A former prison worker who helped two inmates escape is angry with director Ben Stiller about her portrayal in his Showtime series, Escape At Dannemora, which details the strange story.
Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell, 54, whom the tabloids nicknamed the “Shawskank,” was convicted of helping killers David Sweat and Richard...
Mitchell supplied the digging tools that allowed the inmates to escape. Recapturing them cost the state an estimated $23 million. In 2015, Mitchell received a 2 1/3 to seven year sentence for aiding the escape. She was denied parole three times.
Earlier: A former prison worker who helped two inmates escape is angry with director Ben Stiller about her portrayal in his Showtime series, Escape At Dannemora, which details the strange story.
Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell, 54, whom the tabloids nicknamed the “Shawskank,” was convicted of helping killers David Sweat and Richard...
- 2/7/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Last time Patricia Arquette was staring an Emmy in the face it was 2007, and she was on her second nomination for playing Allison Dubois in Medium—the pretty mom who has it all, with psychic powers to boot. What could have been a hackneyed stereotype became, in the hands of Arquette, a nuanced and moving portrait of a woman torn. She didn’t win back then, but this year she just might, with two astoundingly challenging real-life roles under her belt: abusive mom Dee Dee Blanchard in Hulu’s The Act, and dissatisfied prison worker-turned-criminal Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell in Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora.
With the two limited series shoots, and her new Netflix film Otherhood crammed into a few months, Arquette found she leaned on the network TV training she had on Medium to run that marathon. “Absolutely it prepared me for that,” she says. “I think it gives...
With the two limited series shoots, and her new Netflix film Otherhood crammed into a few months, Arquette found she leaned on the network TV training she had on Medium to run that marathon. “Absolutely it prepared me for that,” she says. “I think it gives...
- 8/14/2019
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Penelope Ann Miller and Mia Kirshner are set as the leads in Lifetime’s upcoming movie The College Admissions Scandal following the story of over 50 wealthy and elite families that tried to cheat the college admissions system. Additionally, Canadian actor Michael Shanks portrays college admissions consultant Rick Singer. Production is set to begin this month.
The College Admissions Scandal will debut this fall as part of Lifetime’s Ripped From the Headlines movie slate, which includes Escaping the Nxivm Cult: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter, Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story and Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story.
The College Admissions Scandal follows two wealthy mothers, Caroline (Miller), a sought after interior designer and Bethany (Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.
The College Admissions Scandal will debut this fall as part of Lifetime’s Ripped From the Headlines movie slate, which includes Escaping the Nxivm Cult: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter, Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story and Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story.
The College Admissions Scandal follows two wealthy mothers, Caroline (Miller), a sought after interior designer and Bethany (Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.
- 8/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
When Ben Stiller set out to direct his first dramatic series with Escape at Dannemora, he was intent on telling an unbelievable true story with as much authenticity as possible, capturing every minor detail of life within New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility, while diving deep into the psychology of the men who escaped it only four short years ago.
At Stiller’s right hand throughout a long and laborious shoot was production designer Mark Ricker, who was instrumental in bringing the series to fruition, and returns to the Emmys race this year in his second go-round.
Excited by the material and the prospect of working on his first “water cooler limited series,” Ricker had plenty of resources to turn to, in his recreation of Clinton Correctional. Combing through the New York State inspector general’s 150-page report on the escape, Ricker also examined the handful of photos of the...
At Stiller’s right hand throughout a long and laborious shoot was production designer Mark Ricker, who was instrumental in bringing the series to fruition, and returns to the Emmys race this year in his second go-round.
Excited by the material and the prospect of working on his first “water cooler limited series,” Ricker had plenty of resources to turn to, in his recreation of Clinton Correctional. Combing through the New York State inspector general’s 150-page report on the escape, Ricker also examined the handful of photos of the...
- 8/7/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
With a total of 12 Emmy nominations, Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora has emerged as a leader in the limited series race. The show based on a real-life 2015 prison break explores the dynamics between convicts Richard Matt (Benicio del Toro) and David Sweat (Paul Dano) and prison worker Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell (Patricia Arquette), who ultimately helped them escape. All three actors received nominations, along with the show itself and director Ben Stiller.
Showrunners Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin were on the Ray Donovan set in 2015 when they originally heard about the Clinton Correctional Facility in Upstate New York. “Immediately we said, ‘We’re going to make a limited series — this is a movie-star vehicle.’ We just fell head over heels in love with this story,” Johnson told Deadline after Tuesdays nominations.
When Stiller’s name came up to direct, the creators jumped at the idea. “We actually worked on it for...
Showrunners Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin were on the Ray Donovan set in 2015 when they originally heard about the Clinton Correctional Facility in Upstate New York. “Immediately we said, ‘We’re going to make a limited series — this is a movie-star vehicle.’ We just fell head over heels in love with this story,” Johnson told Deadline after Tuesdays nominations.
When Stiller’s name came up to direct, the creators jumped at the idea. “We actually worked on it for...
- 7/16/2019
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Patricia Arquette has doubled down in the Emmys nominations list this year, with nods for both her leading role in Showtime’s prison-based limited series Escape at Dannemora and for her supporting role in Hulu’s limited series The Act—both were based on real-life characters.
The last actress Emmy-nominated in two categories in the same year like this was Allison Janney in 2016, for Mom and Masters of Sex—a duo of awards she also actually won in 2014. Double nominations have been an interesting Emmy quirk in other instances too. For example Elisabeth Moss was nominated in 2013 for both her lead roles in Top of the Lake and in Mad Men. She was then expected to get another double nom in 2017 for The Handmaid’s Tale and for the second season of Lake, however, only the former was ultimately recognized.
In the Ben Stiller-directed Escape at Dannemora, Arquette plays Joyce Mitchell,...
The last actress Emmy-nominated in two categories in the same year like this was Allison Janney in 2016, for Mom and Masters of Sex—a duo of awards she also actually won in 2014. Double nominations have been an interesting Emmy quirk in other instances too. For example Elisabeth Moss was nominated in 2013 for both her lead roles in Top of the Lake and in Mad Men. She was then expected to get another double nom in 2017 for The Handmaid’s Tale and for the second season of Lake, however, only the former was ultimately recognized.
In the Ben Stiller-directed Escape at Dannemora, Arquette plays Joyce Mitchell,...
- 7/16/2019
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
This story originally appeared in the Movies & Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
Eric Lange took on the very real challenge of playing a very real person on Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora.” He plays Lyle Mitchell, the husband of prison worker Joyce Mitchell (played by Patricia Arquette), who allowed two convicts to escape. And while Lyle was unaware his wife is carrying on an affair with both criminals, neither Lange nor director Ben Stiller allowed him to become the butt of the joke.
What was it like working with Ben Stiller as a director?
It was nice having an actor as a director for this because of the out-on-a-limb quality of the character. It was nice coming over to him as an actor to say, “We’re not making fun of him, right? This isn’t a caricature?” And he’s like, “No, no, no.” It’s...
Eric Lange took on the very real challenge of playing a very real person on Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora.” He plays Lyle Mitchell, the husband of prison worker Joyce Mitchell (played by Patricia Arquette), who allowed two convicts to escape. And while Lyle was unaware his wife is carrying on an affair with both criminals, neither Lange nor director Ben Stiller allowed him to become the butt of the joke.
What was it like working with Ben Stiller as a director?
It was nice having an actor as a director for this because of the out-on-a-limb quality of the character. It was nice coming over to him as an actor to say, “We’re not making fun of him, right? This isn’t a caricature?” And he’s like, “No, no, no.” It’s...
- 6/14/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“It was this amazing, insane story … Immediately we started spitballing, and before they were caught or captured we already had an outline for the entire limited series,” reveals Brett Johnson about how he and co-creator Michael Tolkin conceived of “Escape at Dannemora” while the real events were still unfolding. The seven-part Showtime drama recounts the 2015 prison escape by Richard Matt and David Sweat with the help of prison worker Joyce Mitchell. Watch our exclusive video interview with Johnson and Tolkin above.
“The great thing about limited series television is that it’s so novelistic. You can go deep into something, and you can end,” says Tolkin. That’s part of what drew him to this story and this format. He has a background as a novelist in addition to his Oscar-nominated (“The Player”) and Emmy-nominated (“The Burning Season”) screenwriting. “It’s very exciting telling a story with such rich characters...
“The great thing about limited series television is that it’s so novelistic. You can go deep into something, and you can end,” says Tolkin. That’s part of what drew him to this story and this format. He has a background as a novelist in addition to his Oscar-nominated (“The Player”) and Emmy-nominated (“The Burning Season”) screenwriting. “It’s very exciting telling a story with such rich characters...
- 5/2/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Patricia Arquette apologized for dropping an f-bomb while accepting her Golden Globe for lead actress in a limited series for Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora.”
“I didn’t plan that. It was an unplanned f-bomb,” she said. “I’m so sorry.” She held up her trophy and joked: “You can’t take it back, can you?”
Arquette won for her extraordinary performance as Joyce Mitchell in the true story of a woman who helped two inmates stage a prison break in upstate New York in 2015. Arquette gained more than 40 pounds for a role that was anything but glamorous.
“I felt so free,” Arquette said. “I never once heard this refrain that I have heard so often in my career — ‘Is she likable enough? Is she attractive enough?'”
Mitchell is a large woman who was unabashedly sexual, which made the role appealing to Arquette. She echoed the calls of other...
“I didn’t plan that. It was an unplanned f-bomb,” she said. “I’m so sorry.” She held up her trophy and joked: “You can’t take it back, can you?”
Arquette won for her extraordinary performance as Joyce Mitchell in the true story of a woman who helped two inmates stage a prison break in upstate New York in 2015. Arquette gained more than 40 pounds for a role that was anything but glamorous.
“I felt so free,” Arquette said. “I never once heard this refrain that I have heard so often in my career — ‘Is she likable enough? Is she attractive enough?'”
Mitchell is a large woman who was unabashedly sexual, which made the role appealing to Arquette. She echoed the calls of other...
- 1/7/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Obviously, if you want the nitty-gritty, warts-and-all truth about a scandal or historic event, you probably shouldn’t look at a TV series or film for answers. Even documentaries that aim to provide as many details as possible are skewed in hopes of telling a compelling story or enticing viewers to not turn it off during its run-time. But according to the subject of Ben Stiller’s recent TV drama series “Escape at Dannemora,” the director’s adaptation of the story of Joyce Mitchell and two inmates she’s convicted of helping escape prison is just full of lies.
Continue reading Woman At Center Of Real Story Behind ‘Escape From Dannemora’ Calls Ben Stiller A “Son Of A B— Liar” at The Playlist.
Continue reading Woman At Center Of Real Story Behind ‘Escape From Dannemora’ Calls Ben Stiller A “Son Of A B— Liar” at The Playlist.
- 12/26/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility inmate Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell has a bone to pick with Ben Stiller’s portrayal of her in his new Showtime series, “Escape at Dannemora,” which is based on a true story involving Mitchell and the two convicted murderers she helped break out of prison, leading to a multi-million dollar manhunt and the death of one of the inmates.
In an interview from prison, Mitchell (above left) — who is portrayed by Patricia Arquette (above right) on the drama — told the New York Post that she “never had sex” with the men, David Sweat (played by Paul Dano) and Richard Matt (played by Benicio Del Toro), which is a large plot point in “Escape at Dannemora.”
“Ben Stiller is a son-of-a-bitch liar just like the rest of the world,” Mitchell told the Post of the show’s director and executive producer. “He doesn’t care about the truth.
In an interview from prison, Mitchell (above left) — who is portrayed by Patricia Arquette (above right) on the drama — told the New York Post that she “never had sex” with the men, David Sweat (played by Paul Dano) and Richard Matt (played by Benicio Del Toro), which is a large plot point in “Escape at Dannemora.”
“Ben Stiller is a son-of-a-bitch liar just like the rest of the world,” Mitchell told the Post of the show’s director and executive producer. “He doesn’t care about the truth.
- 12/24/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
In today’s TV News Roundup, “Game of Thrones” releases teaser video for the final season and the creator of “Doc McStuffins” signs a deal with Netflix
First Looks
Game of Thrones has released a teaser video for season 8, hinting at a clash between fire and ice in the final season airing in April 2019.
Fire and ice. #GoTS8 pic.twitter.com/ixHIsPjyhW
— Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) December 6, 2018
Dates
Nickelodeon‘s new comedy series, “Cousins For Life,” premieres Saturday, Jan. 5 at 8:30 p.m. Et/Pt. The live action series follows Stuart (Dallas Dupree Young) and Ivy (Scarlet Spencer), a pair of 12 year old cousins navigating their two very different families living together under the same roof.
Oxygen Media will debut a two-hour crime special, “Dannemora Prison Break,” on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Et/Pt. Hosted by veteran correspondent Troy Roberts, the program details the shocking story of Richard Matt and...
First Looks
Game of Thrones has released a teaser video for season 8, hinting at a clash between fire and ice in the final season airing in April 2019.
Fire and ice. #GoTS8 pic.twitter.com/ixHIsPjyhW
— Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) December 6, 2018
Dates
Nickelodeon‘s new comedy series, “Cousins For Life,” premieres Saturday, Jan. 5 at 8:30 p.m. Et/Pt. The live action series follows Stuart (Dallas Dupree Young) and Ivy (Scarlet Spencer), a pair of 12 year old cousins navigating their two very different families living together under the same roof.
Oxygen Media will debut a two-hour crime special, “Dannemora Prison Break,” on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Et/Pt. Hosted by veteran correspondent Troy Roberts, the program details the shocking story of Richard Matt and...
- 12/6/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
Sometimes, when one franchise closes, a limited series opens. So it goes with “Escape at Dannemora,” Ben Stiller’s seven-part Showtime drama that premiered last Sunday night. The series follows the trio at the center of the saga: the two inmates (played by Paul Dano and Benicio del Toro) who escaped Clinton Correctional Facility in 2015 and Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell (Patricia Arquette), the prison labor supervisor who was involved with both of them.
In an interview on The Watch podcast with hosts Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald, Stiller explained that one of his recent career misfires gave him and writers Brett Johnson & Michael Tolkin the chance to give the project the attention it deserved.
“‘Zoolander 2’ was not a big hit,” Stiller conceded. “When the Inspector General report came out, I didn’t have a lot going on. I had the time to work on this with the guys and to...
In an interview on The Watch podcast with hosts Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald, Stiller explained that one of his recent career misfires gave him and writers Brett Johnson & Michael Tolkin the chance to give the project the attention it deserved.
“‘Zoolander 2’ was not a big hit,” Stiller conceded. “When the Inspector General report came out, I didn’t have a lot going on. I had the time to work on this with the guys and to...
- 11/20/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
When we meet Joyce Mitchell, she’s at a low moment, being questioned about her role in a prison breakout. She’s combative, bristling and insistent on being called by her nickname, Tilly, and evidently dissembling under the gaze of the state’s inspector general (Bonnie Hunt). When we shift back in time to see how her troubles began, there’s no discontinuity or rupture; the character we’ve met under duress lives her life in a state of simmering rage. It’s a credit to Patricia Arquette’s performance, and to “Escape at Dannemora,” that Tilly feels as credible as the real person she is; Arquette makes “Dannemora” worth sticking with even as the show’s running time grows punishing.
The Dannemora breakout — the 2015 escape of two inmates from a maximum-security facility in New York in which the actual Tilly Mitchell was convicted for her role — is elementally fascinating.
The Dannemora breakout — the 2015 escape of two inmates from a maximum-security facility in New York in which the actual Tilly Mitchell was convicted for her role — is elementally fascinating.
- 11/13/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Ben Stiller on Monday night premiered his Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora in Cannes.
But that was before the Zoolander star revealed he initially didn't want to direct the jailbreak drama based on a real-life 2015 prison escape by murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat, who were on the lam in upstate New York after becoming romantically involved with prison guard Joyce Mitchell.
The eight-parter, which stars Benicio del Toro, Patricia Arquette and Paul Dano, was written by Brett Johnson (Mad Men) and Michael Tolkin (The Player). Stiller told a Palais des Festivals audience during a Q&A after ...
But that was before the Zoolander star revealed he initially didn't want to direct the jailbreak drama based on a real-life 2015 prison escape by murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat, who were on the lam in upstate New York after becoming romantically involved with prison guard Joyce Mitchell.
The eight-parter, which stars Benicio del Toro, Patricia Arquette and Paul Dano, was written by Brett Johnson (Mad Men) and Michael Tolkin (The Player). Stiller told a Palais des Festivals audience during a Q&A after ...
- 10/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Another day has arrived, with yet another report of big stars finding compelling material on the small screen. In case you didn’t have enough to binge on already, Showtime is now brewing a limited series that already has the makings of must-see television.
Ben Stiller will direct “Escape From Clinton Correctional” starring Benicio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette. The project will dramatize that incredible and wild true story of Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out of the titular maximum security prison in New York with the help of employee Joyce Mitchell, who wanted Richard to kill her husband.
Continue reading Ben Stiller, Benicio Del Toro & Patricia Arquette Team For ‘Escape From Clinton Correctional’ at The Playlist.
Ben Stiller will direct “Escape From Clinton Correctional” starring Benicio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette. The project will dramatize that incredible and wild true story of Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out of the titular maximum security prison in New York with the help of employee Joyce Mitchell, who wanted Richard to kill her husband.
Continue reading Ben Stiller, Benicio Del Toro & Patricia Arquette Team For ‘Escape From Clinton Correctional’ at The Playlist.
- 5/8/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Penelope Ann Miller would do anything to prepare for a role — even if it means visiting a prison!
In her newest role, Miller plays a prison tailor-shop instructor who helped two inmates escape in 2015 in Lifetime’s New York Prison Break: The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell and the preparation, though exciting, took a toll on her.
“One of the things I love about acting is being able to transform, take risks, be daring and play something people wouldn’t normally expect to see me in,” Miller, 53, tells People exclusively in this week’s issue. “It was a little daunting at first.
In her newest role, Miller plays a prison tailor-shop instructor who helped two inmates escape in 2015 in Lifetime’s New York Prison Break: The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell and the preparation, though exciting, took a toll on her.
“One of the things I love about acting is being able to transform, take risks, be daring and play something people wouldn’t normally expect to see me in,” Miller, 53, tells People exclusively in this week’s issue. “It was a little daunting at first.
- 4/21/2017
- by Christina Dugan
- PEOPLE.com
NY Prison Break: The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell is making its way to TV screens next month — and People has the exclusive sneak peek at the Lifetime trailer.
Two years ago, the United States watched the real-life story of prison tailor Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell (Penelope Ann Miller) unfold after she got swept up in the fantasy that two convicted murderers were in love with her — and then helped them escape from an upstate New York prison.
“Mrs. Mitchell, you knew that one of these men shot and ran over a Sheriff’s deputy? And that the other tortured a man to death,...
Two years ago, the United States watched the real-life story of prison tailor Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell (Penelope Ann Miller) unfold after she got swept up in the fantasy that two convicted murderers were in love with her — and then helped them escape from an upstate New York prison.
“Mrs. Mitchell, you knew that one of these men shot and ran over a Sheriff’s deputy? And that the other tortured a man to death,...
- 3/11/2017
- by Natalie Stone
- PEOPLE.com
The 2015 prison break that gripped the nation is coming to television, People has learned exclusively.
On Sunday, April 23, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, Lifetime is premiering NY Prison Break: The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell.
The movie tells the real-life story of how Mitchell, a prison tailor, got swept up in the fantasy that two convicted murderers were in love with her — and then helped them escape from an upstate New New York prison.
Seduced by both Richard Matt and David Sweat, the married mother-of-three smuggled tools to the inmates in frozen hamburger meat, helping them to escape the Clinton...
On Sunday, April 23, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, Lifetime is premiering NY Prison Break: The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell.
The movie tells the real-life story of how Mitchell, a prison tailor, got swept up in the fantasy that two convicted murderers were in love with her — and then helped them escape from an upstate New New York prison.
Seduced by both Richard Matt and David Sweat, the married mother-of-three smuggled tools to the inmates in frozen hamburger meat, helping them to escape the Clinton...
- 2/16/2017
- by KC Baker
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Lifetime is taking on Prison Break: The Joyce Mitchell Story, setting Penelope Ann Miller to star in the network’s latest ripped-from-the-headlines TV movie. This one is inspired by the infamous 2015 jailbreak in upstate New York pulled off by convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat that launched a 21-day manhunt for the pair. The statewide search captivated the cable news networks; Matt was found and killed in the attempt to apprehend him, and Sweat…...
- 11/21/2016
- Deadline TV
David Sweat and Richard Matt, the two convicts - in prison for murder - who escaped from an upstate New York Prison last year, had plans to go to Mexico under fake names, the Associated Press reports. In a report release obtained by the AP, State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott said the pair - who were aided by two employees of the Clinton Correctional Facility, who provided the men with tools to cut through their cell wall - were given an atlas by another prison employee, Joyce Mitchell. Mitchell also made calls, asking about rental cabins in Vermont where...
- 6/7/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarane
- PEOPLE.com
In a development echoing last year's high-profile prison break in upstate New York, police on Thursday arrested an English teacher who works at the Orange County Central Men's Jail on suspicion of helping three inmates escape the facility last week, People confirms. Orange County police announced the arrest of Nooshafarin Ravaghi on Twitter, and said she was an English as a Second Language teacher at the jail. Ravaghi, 44, taught one of the escaped inmates, Hossein Nayeri, in several classes, NBC News reports. "It's clear now that there was some assistance on the inside," Orange County Sheriff Lt. Jeff Hallock said at a press conference Thursday.
- 1/29/2016
- by Tim Nudd, @nudd
- PEOPLE.com
Joyce Mitchell, the prison seamstress who helped two convicted murders escape from a New York prison earlier this year, has been sentenced to jail time for her crimes. Joyce Mitchell Sentenced Mitchell, 51, per a plea deal, was expected to receive jail time during her sentencing. However, she attempted to convince Judge Kevin Ryan to offer […]
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- 9/29/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
Breaking her silence. Joyce Mitchell, the woman who helped inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt escape prison in June, has given her first TV interview since she was put behind bars for her involvement in the saga. As previously reported, Mitchell supervised the convicted killers at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. She was supposed to be their getaway driver, but she backed out at the last minute. Mitchell, 51, explained why she helped the men during an interview with the Today show's Matt Lauer, which will [...]...
- 9/11/2015
- Us Weekly
Joyce Mitchell, the prison worker who helped convicted killers Robert Matt and David Sweat escape from New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility, pleaded guilty on Tuesday for her part in the escape. Joyce Mitchell Pleads Guilty For Role In NY Prison Break Mitchell could face up to seven years in jail for charges of promoting prison […]
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- 7/29/2015
- by Olivia Truffaut-Wong
- Uinterview
Lyle Mitchell, husband of prison worker Joyce Mitchell who allegedly helped Richard Matt and David Sweat escape from a NY prison, broke his silence in a new interview with Today. Lyle Mitchell Speaks Out Mitchell gave his first interview following the arrest of his wife, Joyce, who was charged with criminal facilitation following the escape of convicted killers […]
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- 6/24/2015
- by Olivia Truffaut-Wong
- Uinterview
David Sweat and Richard Matt are now believed to be hiding in a rural town in upstate New York, and new details are emerging about how Joyce Mitchell helped provide them tools for their escape. Did NY Prisoners Smuggle Tools In Frozen Hamburger Meat? It is now believed that Mitchell, who worked at the Clinton […]
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- 6/23/2015
- by Olivia Truffaut-Wong
- Uinterview
NBC’s Today show continues climbing back into the game with big interviews; this morning, various news outlets are latching on to Matt Lauer’s interview with Lyle Mitchell. He’s the husband of prison worker Joyce Mitchell, who allegedly helped convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat bust out on June 6. The interview is big news this morning in TV circles. Lyle, his attorney at his side, threw Joyce under the bus in the interview, which is understandable given that…...
- 6/23/2015
- Deadline TV
Time to talk. Following his wife's arrest for helping free two convicted killers from prison, Joyce Mitchell's husband Lyle Mitchell finally broke his silence in an interview with the Today show's Matt Lauer on Tuesday, June 23. Joyce has been charged with helping two inmates, convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt, successfully break out from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. Meanwhile, her husband claimed that he had no idea this was being planned behind his back. "An investigator comes out and says, 'Mr Mitchell, your [...]...
- 6/23/2015
- Us Weekly
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