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Correction

Contrasting real-life prison experiences with the training that correctional officers receive, this investigative film exposes how both officers and inmates are trapped in a deeply flawed system.

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APT Presentation

Premiere Date

September 3, 2004

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Michael Mulcahy

Producer

Michael Mulcahy is a filmmaker whose work focuses on the intersection of private choices within the realm of public society. His most recent documentary, Correction, deals with the Arizona state prison system and the people who work as guards within it, and was funded with grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through ITV, the Arizona Humanities Council, and the University of Arizona. His previous fiction and non-fiction work has been broadcast on PBS and showcased in festivals nationally. He is currently at work on a personal documentary, entitled Happily Ever ... After, that tells the story of his parents’ marriage, divorce, and remarriage — to each other.