Pruno isn’t usually something associated with fine drinking. Also known as “prison wine,” it’s made with scraps of whatever prisoners can get their hands on: Citrus fruit, ketchup, bread ...

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 ...

In prisons, it is known as pruno -- cellblock wine made from fruit, sugar and mess-hall punch. It is potent, easy to brew and has been around for ages. But officials at Los Angeles County's only ...

In prisons, it is known as pruno -- cellblock wine made from fruit, sugar and mess-hall punch. It is potent, easy to brew and has been around for ages. But officials at Los Angeles County’s only ...

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 wound up in the hospital ...

I've never spent so much effort doing something so revolting. On my third try, I made a viable batch of pruno. If you know what this stuff is, you probably just retched a little. If not ...

Ray Kelly, spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Known as "pruno," the illicit alcoholic beverage is fermented from leftover fruit, sugar and juice with a little bread to ...

These are some of the questions addressed in the 2015 book "Pruno, Ramen, and a Side of Hope: Stories of Surviving Wrongful Conviction." The authors of the book, Courtney B. Lance and Nikki D.