Prison Town, USA
Katie Galloway, Po Kutchins, USA, 2007
Synopsis
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 figthing '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, <> reveals the untold story of the legacy of America's prison building frenzy on hundreds of rural prison towns that once invited them in.
Docs for Sale information
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Available versions:
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color, video,
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Spoken languages:
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English
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Subtitling:
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Sales remarks:
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Will air nationally on P.O.V. in 2007.
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