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EXCLUSIVE: 'Survivors Guide to Prison': An Interview with the Film Producer
Loaded on April 6, 2018
by Steve Horn
Filed under:
Conditions of Confinement,
Prosecutors,
Wrongful Conviction,
Wrongful Imprisonment.
Location:
United States of America.
by Steve Horn
A new film, “Survivors Guide to Prison,” has hit the small screens on-demand on Amazon, iTunes, Fandango, Hulu and other online streaming venues. It provides not only a step-by-step guide to how to survive if you’re walled up in a U.S. jail or …
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