Rikers

Rikers

12/11/2016 1h 10m 6.0/10

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.

Director

Mark Benjamin

Top Billed Cast

Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers

Host

Candie Hailey-Means

Tariq Barnes

Self

Barry Campbell

Robert Hinton

Hector Custodio

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