USA Places :: Prison Town, USA

USA Places - Prison Town, USA

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Manufacturer: Docurama
Directed By: Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins

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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0883629612942
Format: NTSC
Label: Docurama
Manufacturer: Docurama
Publisher: Docurama
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2008-09-22
Running Time: 75
Studio: Docurama

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What happens when a struggling rural town tries to revive its economy by inviting a prison in? PRISON TOWN, USA weaves the absorbing tales of a laid-off mill worker-turned-guard, a tenacious dairy owner fighting "Prison Industries," and a transplanted inmate family over the course of two years. With these engrossing narratives and a background chorus of vivid voices, from lifer inmates to local ranchers who say they were duped, prison-boosting politicians to teenagers looking for a way out of town, PRISON TOWN, USA reveals the untold story of the legacy of America's prison building frenzy on hundreds of rural prison towns that once invited them in.

Called "intriguing" by The New York Times, "engrossing" by LA Weekly, and "documentary making at its best" by the San Francisco Chronicle, PRISON TOWN, USA sheds light on the proliferating prison network that is dramatically altering the landscape of rural America.

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Summary: Prison Town USA, A MUST SEE
Comment: Kate and Po did an excellent job in the making of the documentary. It is a MUST SEE for anyone that has any involvement in the prison system or the town of Susanville, CA. Depicting the trials and tribulations of those that are incarcerated there and the people that work and live there. Excellent film !! Well done ladies, kudos to you both !!

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