Rikers
2016β
6.01h 10m
βAN AMERICAN JAILβ
Documentary
Director: Marc Levin
Synopsis
This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York Cityβs notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience β from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement.







