Lockup: The Inmate Diaries (2002)

For this documentary for MSNBC, I went to a prison in Oklahoma, and trained several inmates in the use of video cameras so they could record video diaries, recounting their experiences in jail, and how they wound up there.

Winner of a Cine Golden Eagle in 2002

Short excerpt

Entire programme via Hulu (Embedded video will only work in the USA)

Credits:
Producer, Editor, Writer: Billy Cometti
Camera: James Capria (and the inmates of Holdenville Correctional Facility)
Production Company: KPI (New York)