Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994)

05/27/1994 (US) • Documentary, TV Movie • 1h 15m

Overview

If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women awaiting trial. TV journalist Jon Alpert spent ten months filming there, coming away with a graphic and unblinking portrait of life inside America's largest jail complex, including a moving look at the human faces behind the statistics.

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994)

05/27/1994 (US) • 1h 15m

Documentary, TV Movie

Overview

If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women awaiting trial. TV journalist Jon Alpert spent ten months filming there, coming away with a graphic and unblinking portrait of life inside America's largest jail complex, including a moving look at the human faces behind the statistics.

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Status

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Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

new york city

rikers

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