Rikers
AN AMERICAN JAIL
Documentary
6.0
6.01h 10m
November 12, 2016
Overview
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.
Director
Marc Levin
Cast
Bill Moyers
Host
T
Tariq Barnes
Self
B
Barry Campbell
H
Hector Custodio
C
Candie Hailey-Means
R
Robert Hinton
K
Kathy Morse
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