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Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

19941h 15mJon Alpert,Nina Rosenblum
IMDb 7.6

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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.

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New York CityRikers

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What is Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) about?

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.

How long is Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island?

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1994.

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Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10. Fans of Documentary, TV Movie are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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