Rikers

1h 10m
Documentary
6

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.

Cast

Bill Moyers
Host
Tariq Barnes
Self
Barry Campbell
Unknown
Hector Custodio
Unknown
Candie Hailey-Means
Unknown
Robert Hinton
Unknown
Kathy Morse
Unknown
Five Mualimm-Ak
Unknown
Ismael Nazario
Unknown
Marcell Neal
Unknown
Ralph Nuñez
Unknown
Damian Stapleton
Unknown
Raymond Yu
Unknown

Crew

Marc Levin
Director, Writer
Mark Benjamin
Director

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