Survivors Guide to Prison

Survivors Guide to Prison
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatthew Cooke
Written byMatthew Cooke
Produced by
Cinematography
Edited byMatthew Cooke
Music bySebastian Robertson
Production
company
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • 23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Survivors Guide to Prison is a 2018 documentary film directed by Matthew Cooke exploring the United States prison system, largely through the lens of two wrongly convicted men, Reggie Cole and Bruce Lisker.[1][2] The film, narrated by Cooke and Susan Sarandon, focuses on problems one might face against the prison system via segments covering topics such as plea bargains, solitary confinement, and the difficulties of life after prison. The movie features interviews with former prison inmates, police officers, court officials, lawyers, and journalists, as well as many appearances by celebrities such as Danny Glover, B-Real, Macklemore, Deepak Chopra, RZA, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Quincy Jones, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Ice-T, and Danny Trejo.[3] Some of the celebrities interviewed are themselves former prison inmates. The film was executive produced by Adrian Grenier and Susan Sarandon.

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  2. ^ "Survivors Guide to Prison (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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