Unit 18 prisoners talk about prison life (1977)
1977 · Short film · 27 min
Synopsis
Portion of a three part series sponsored by Mountain Empire Community College on what happens when one goes to prison. A three person panel of ex-prisoners talk to the audience about their experiences in the Wise County Correctional Facility. Tape begins with a discussion of homosexuality in prison and concludes with discussion of drug use in prison. This program was videotaped for broadcast on cable television Channel 12 as part of the Broadside/Mountain Community Television initiative to provide locally produced public access television to southwestern Virginia.
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- Running time
- 27 minutes
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Wise County (Va.)
- Appalachian region, Southern
- Public access television programs
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