Behind Bars

Name: Behind Bars
Director: Jonathan Stamp
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-03-14
Cast: Bill Paterson

2001 · 48 min · Documentary

Documentary about the 1980 New Mexico State Penitentiary Riots in which 33 inmates were killed.

Directed by Jonathan Stamp · Written by Jonathan Stamp

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Bill Paterson Narrator

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2h 19m together

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