Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994)Stream and Watch Online

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Released January 1st, 1994, 'Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island' stars The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a user score of 52 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 4 well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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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