Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 27, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Director

Nina Rosenblum,Jon Alpert

Producer

Sheila Nevins,Nina Rosenblum,Jon Alpert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0113684