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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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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. |
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[Harriman, N.Y.] :
New Day Films,
[2008]
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| 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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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of a program originally c2007. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography by Deborah Eve Lewis ; edited by Karen Skloss ... [et al.] ; music by Gabe Rhodes & Joel Guzman. |
| ISBN: | 9781574482331 1574482335 |