Movie Description
Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
(1994)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jon Alpert,Nina Rosenblum
- Producer : Nina Rosenblum,Jon Alpert
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Facts
Original TitleLock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
Status Released
Release Information
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1994-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 15m
Homepagehttps://www.hbo.com/movies/lock-up-prisoners-of-rikers-island
Genres
- Documentary