Securus Puts Award-Winning Prison-Written Film on 550,000 Tablets
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PLANO, Texas – October 31, 2026 -- Securus Technologies has made the Academy Award-eligible short film "Basement People" available across its network of more than 550,000 secure tablets in U.S. correctional facilities. The film was written by an incarcerated screenwriter.
Securus distributes the film through its Media Store from Oct. 22
The company, which serves more than 1,800 correctional agencies, added the title to the Securus Media Store on Oct. 22, 2026. It frames the release as a way to widen access to content tied to education, rehabilitation and reentry. The film also screens at the 2026 San Quentin Film Festival, now in its third year and described as the first film festival established inside a U.S. prison.