Film · 2016 · 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.
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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.
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Rikers (2016) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 10m documentary directed by Marc Levin is rated 6.0/10 by 1 viewers.
Rikers was released on November 12, 2016.
Rikers was directed by Marc Levin.
Rikers has a runtime of 70 minutes (1h 10m).
Rikers is categorized as Documentary.
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