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    Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free

    65'

    2003-02-03

    10

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Each year in the United States, over 200,000 prisoners face a parole board that must make the difficult judgment of whether these convicted criminals are ready to gain their freedom and return to society. This documentary focuses on three inmates in Louisiana, Nevada, and Massachusetts with a range of chilling crimes - a father's murder by his troubled son, a crime of passion by a respected NASA scientist, and a shooting/robbery on the streets of Las Vegas. Incorporating interviews of key characters with extensive testimony footage and reenactment sequences that explore the life and crime of the inmate, the film vividly examines the conflicting needs of the victim, the criminal, and the community while testing our own notions of justice.

    DirectingJoe BerlingerWritingGayle Kirschenbaum

    Cast

    1

    Himself

    Ronnie Stutes

    1

    Himself

    J.D. Polzin

    1

    The Father

    Ronnie Stutes

    1

    Cab Thief

    J.D. Polzin

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. HBO
      2. HBO Documentary Films
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.2146
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free

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