Locked in a Box: Immigration Detention
“the human cost of detention”
2015•27m•Released
Documentary
follows the stories of individuals held in the U.S. Immigration detention system and those who visit them. The film traces the lives of several individuals who fled their homelands in search of safety and freedom only to end up in U.S. prisons under a mandatory bed quota system run by Immigration Customs & Enforcement.
Director
David Barnhart
Writer
David Barnhart
Languages
English, Spanish, Tigrinya
Production
Producer
David Barnhart
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