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Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars
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Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars

2004-06-04 · 56 min · ★ 6.3

Documentary · Crime

A look beyond the shock and inhumanity of prison rape to the intricate social hierarchy that keeps it alive. A filmmaker goes deep inside Alabama's infamous Limestone penitentiary to uncover the long-term causes and consequences of prison rape. With a startling lack of inhibition, five inmates reveal the workings of an elaborate inner society.

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Directors
Jonathan Schwartz
Production companies
Interlock Media
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Danny TrejoDanny TrejoNarrator
David Mendenhall Jr.Himself

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