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Council Member Pinto stirs controversy with legislation on violent crime in DC. Pathways Program calls for expansion and replication.

A new documentary is putting the spotlight on the long and dark history of a prison in Lorton, Virginia. "Lorton: Prison of Terror' uses firsthand accounts of life inside the prison to explain what went on there, and why the correctional institution was eventually shut down. To get a preview ahead of the film's Saturday screening at Prince George's Community College, FOX 5 spoke with PG County councilmember Calvin Hawkins and the makers of the film, Karim Mowatt, Eyone Williams, and Sean Branch.

Experts say it's complicated—but look at pandemic trauma, programming cuts, and crime fads.

Karim Mowatt's film "Lorton: Prison of Terror" uses personal accounts to paint a full picture of the Lorton Reformatory.

Eyone Williams has done interruption work in Washington, DC after spending 17 years in prison for a killing. “Some of this work is not a textbook thing. It's not, call the police, call a doctor, call anything. You've got to figure it out on the spot,” Williams said. Damion Harrell was a student in Tuesday's training. He’s a Dallas native who had a 12-year sentence for crime. “I feel like the reason I'm a good candidate for this job is because, me growing up, I didn't listen to nobody about what I'm going through,” Harrell said. On the streets of Dallas today, many other young people...