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2007 American film

Prison Town, USA

Directed by	Katie Galloway Po Kutchins
Written by	Katie Galloway Po Kutchins
Produced by	Katie Galloway Po Kutchins
Cinematography	Ben Kutchins Evan Eames
Edited by	Beth Segal
Music by	JJ McGeehan
Distributed by	Docurama
Release date	April 15, 2007 (2007-04-15) (Ashland International Film Festival)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Prison Town, USA is a 2007 documentary film about Susanville, California, a small, rural town in the northeastern part of the state that tries to resuscitate its economy by accepting construction of a state prison. The economy had formerly depended on agriculture, mining and timber, but since the late 20th century has been increasingly dependent on prisons.

The city now has two state prisons and a federal prison has opened nearby in Herlong, also in Lassen County. Half of the adults in Susanville work in these facilities, and 11,000 people are incarcerated in the rural county.

The film follows four men, their families, and how they react to the new institution: Lonnie Tyler, a prisoner; Dawayne Brasher and Gabe Jones, guards; and Mike O'Kelly, a dairyman threatened by how the prison could affect the community's buy-local policy.

Prison Town, USA was written, produced, and directed by Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins. It was aired in 2007 as part of the POV series on PBS.

References

Taylor, Robert (28 July 2007). "'Prison Town' a view from outside". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
"P.O.V. - Prison Town, USA". PBS. Retrieved 2008-01-23.

External links

Prison Town, USA at IMDb

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