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Rikers

2016Directed by Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin

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Released: November 12, 2016
Runtime: 1h 10m

About Rikers

Documentary

Synopsis

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
Writer: Marc Levin

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