Rikers
AN AMERICAN JAIL
Movie - 70mins
Documentary
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.
Cast:
Ismael
Nazario
Marcell
Neal
Ralph
Nuñez
Damian
Stapleton
Raymond
Yu
Bill
Moyers
Tariq
Barnes
Barry
Campbell
Hector
Custodio
Candie
Hailey-Means
Robert
Hinton
Kathy
Morse
Five
Mualimm-Ak
Ismael
Nazario
Marcell
Neal
Ralph
Nuñez
Damian
Stapleton
Raymond
Yu
Bill
Moyers
Tariq
Barnes
Barry
Campbell
Hector
Custodio
Candie
Hailey-Means
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