PRESUMED INNOCENT

Filmed at New York City's House of Detention for Men on Riker's Island, this documentary examines the constitutional issues and human problems that accompany pretrial detention. It tells the story of the institution and the process of pretrial detention from the point of view of inmates, guards, judges, lawyers and other criminal justice officials.

Directed by Claude Beller and Stefan Moore
1980, 60 minutes
Purchase: $210 Classroom Rental: $125

* Emmy for Best Documentary, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
* Outstanding Documentary of the Year, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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