Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
en
PG-13
5.2
January 1994
Documentary
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.
Runtime:
1 hour 15 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Jon Alpert