It is a full-bodied wine with a bouquet redolent of moldy peaches and a finish that can evoke everything from all-purpose bathroom cleaner to uric acid. In prisons, it is known as pruno -- cellblock ...

Well, it has happened again. Twice. Inmates at a maximum security prison in Arizona were stricken with botulism after consuming homemade hooch that's called "pruno" inside the big house. Eight inmates ...

Pruno, or "prison wine" is an alcoholic liquid made by prisoners from assorted food items. Photo by Flickr user Puddin n Tang When an inmate at a Utah Prison altered his pruno "wine" recipe by adding ...

We may treat prison inmates like animals, but despite our moral biases, they are infinitely resourceful and intelligent. Just take a look how a prisoner can fashion a shank out of a styrofoam cup and ...

Behind bars, nothing says party quite like "pruno." Pruno is a kind of homebrew made from whatever prisoners can get their hands on. Some fruit, a little water and sugar are usually enough to make ...

WILLOWS — A Glenn County Jail inmate who was waiting for charges to be filed against him for having marijuana in jail, was reportedly caught making pruno, or jail alcohol. Sgt. Sonia Melgarejo ...

IT’S the disgusting drop Aussie prisoners are brewing in order to get drunk. But there’s a drawback - it tastes like ‘bile’ and could kill you. This fine wine of felons is produced with great care and ...