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Rikers

Rikers

(2016)

Overview

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Marc Levin,Mark Benjamin
  2. Writer : Marc Levin
  3. Cast : 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

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Original TitleRikers

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2016-11-12

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 10m

Homepagehttps://rikersfilm.org/

Genres

  • Documentary

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