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Survivor's Guide to Prison

Survivor's Guide to Prison

20186.31h 42m

Overview

Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.

Directed by Matthew Cooke
Written by Matthew Cooke
Produced by David Arquette, Christina McLarty Arquette, Gina Belafonte
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Top Cast

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Narrator (voice)

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

Self

RZA

RZA

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Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra

Self

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Self

Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Self

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Self

Ice-T

Ice-T

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Self

Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

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Themes & Keywords

prison

About Survivor's Guide to Prison

Survivor's Guide to Prison is a documentary, crime film released in 2018 exploring themes of prison. Directed by Matthew Cooke, it stars Susan Sarandon, Danny Trejo, RZA. Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.

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