Prison Town, USA

Prison Town, USA (2007)

What happens when a struggling rural town invites a prison in?

Prison Town, USA tells the story of Susanville, one California town that tries to resuscitate its economy by building a prison — with unforeseen consequences. -PBS

Date of release
2007-04-15
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Po Kutchins, Katie Galloway

Interesting facts

Prison Town, USA is a 2007 documentary film about Susanville, California, a small, rural town in the northeastern part of the state that tries to resuscitate its economy by accepting construction of a state prison. The economy had formerly depended on agriculture, mining and timber, but since the late 20th century has been increasingly dependent on prisons.

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