Description

Documentary produced by Bay Area video collective Optic Nerve circa 1976 on the San Francisco County jail system. Through candid interviews with inmates and a former jail doctor, the video argues that most of the inmates are there simply for the "crime" of being poor and that the prison system offers no opportunities for rehabilitation and merely serves to keep them down.

Details

Title
Dead action
Creator
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Link to Content
View online for California audiovisual preservation project. Freely available.
Full Collection Name
California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Type
Video
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Other Physical Details
1 inch videotape: reel-to-reel
Dimensions
26 min.
Language
English
Archive
The Library
Note
Submaster
Sound
Black and White
Coverage
San Francisco (Calif.)
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