| View Larger Image | Prison Town, USA | DVDDirected By: Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins
Also With: Katie Galloway (Producer), Po Kutchins (Producer)
| List Price: | $26.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Run Time: | 75 minutes | | Format: | NTSC | | Studio: | Docurama | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | September 22, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 49,342th |
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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. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Awesome Documentary! by Victoria K. Okelly (Sacramento, CA United States)  5 Stars
January 09, 2009
A great documentary for anyone interested in the impact of prisons on small towns in America.
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Prison Town USA, A MUST SEE by Mother of a CO (Southern CA) 5 Stars
September 26, 2008
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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