Rikers
AN AMERICAN JAIL
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Marc Levin
Director: Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin
Top Cast
Videos
RIKERS: 2016 Documentary - By -Five Mualimmak - Bill Moyers - Marc Levin- Mark Benjamin
