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Prison Town, USA

Prison Town, USA
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Directed by Katie Galloway, Po Kutchins
Produced by Katie Galloway, Po Kutchins
Written by Katie Galloway, Po Kutchins
Music by JJ McGeehan
Cinematography Evan Eames
Edited by Beth Segal
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 P.O.V. series on PBS.


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