Rikers (2016)
1h 10m
Running Time
November 12, 2016Release Date

Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
new york
police brutality
survival
jail
extortion
inmate
gang violence
prison brutality
prison rape
jailed
systemic corruption
rikers island
violence
mass incarceration
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