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2016-11-12 • 1h 10m

Documentary

AN AMERICAN JAIL

This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience – from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement.

Directors
Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin
Writters
Marc Levin

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  1. Bill Moyers

    Bill Moyers

    Host

  2. Tariq Barnes

    Tariq Barnes

    Self

  3. Barry Campbell

    Barry Campbell

  4. Hector Custodio

    Hector Custodio

  5. Candie Hailey-Means

    Candie Hailey-Means

  6. Robert Hinton

    Robert Hinton

  7. Kathy Morse

    Kathy Morse

  8. Five Mualimm-Ak

    Five Mualimm-Ak

  9. Ismael Nazario

    Ismael Nazario

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
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Keywords
new york citypolice brutalitysurvivaljailextortioninmategang violenceprison brutalityprison rapejailedsystemic corruptionrikers islandviolencemass incarceration