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★ 5.5/10 1994 1h 15m DocumentaryTV Movie

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 grap…

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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.

Movie details

Release date
1994-05-27
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary, TV Movie
Rating
5.5/10 (6 votes)
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Directors
Jon Alpert, Nina Rosenblum

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