Writ writer / produced by Susanne Mason ; directed by Susanne Mason ; a co-production by Susanne Mason and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ; produced by Passage Productions.
Documents the remarkable transformation of Fred Arispe Cruz, from a barrio delinquent on drugs to the hero of the prison reform movement in Texas. Coming of age at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Cruz landed in prison for robbery in 1961. Horrified by the rampant brutality of prison life, he...
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , |
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| Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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[Harriman, N.Y.] :
New Day Films,
[2008], ©2008.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
One man's journey for justice. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Documents the remarkable transformation of Fred Arispe Cruz, from a barrio delinquent on drugs to the hero of the prison reform movement in Texas. Coming of age at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Cruz landed in prison for robbery in 1961. Horrified by the rampant brutality of prison life, he studied law religiously and wrote a string of lawsuits against the prison system. His pen and writs of habeas corpus--along with help from a lady lawyer sent to assist the poor--shook the prison system to its core, and launched the historic prisoners' rights movement in Texas. |
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| Note: | Videodisc release of a program originally c2007. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | VIDEO W |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 9781574482331 1574482335 |
| Credits: | Cinematography by Deborah Eve Lewis ; edited by Karen Skloss ... [et al.] ; music by Gabe Rhodes & Joel Guzman. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
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Narrator, Jesse Borrego ; narration adapted by Dagoberto Gilb. |