Lock Up:
The prisoners of rikers Island
1hr 15min | Not Rated | 27 May 1994
Life and Death Behind BarS
Filmed over a span of three years, LOCK-UP: THE PRISONERS OF RIKERS ISLAND provides an unblinking glimpse of life inside the world’s largest jail and the prisoners and guards who inhabit it. The film follows the stories of AIDS victim Jimmy Mirabel, who was born and later died in prison, and Nancy Figueroa, who gave birth in the prison hospital ward. This powerful film addresses the inequities of mass incarceration and reveals the shocking degradation in the terrifying inferno that is Rikers Island. LOCK-UP: THE PRISONERS OF RIKERS ISLAND was broadcast on HBO’s America Undercover series.
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in front of a metal cage or bars, looking at it. The man is wearing a hat and has a camera on his head. The woman has curly hair and is carrying a purse. The setting appears to be an indoor or outdoor public place, possibly a market or event.
Poster for the 1998 Prison Film Festival showing prisoners holding paddles or signs, with event details and dates from July 23 to August 13, 1998.
A black-and-white photograph of an inmate prisoner inside a jail cell, reaching through the bars with his hand extended outward.
A newspaper page displaying a story titled 'Diversity of Tragedy in an Island Prison,' with a photo of a man behind bars, identified as Nina Rosenblum. The story covers a documentary about prisoners on Rikers Island.
Newspaper article titled "Documenting the prisoners of Rikers Island" with a black and white photo of Nina Rosenblum, a woman with short curly hair, wearing a patterned top.
A man behind bars in a prison cell, holding onto the bars with one arm.