Mark Mederson - "Lifers"
Season 8 Episode 2 | 26m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Mark Mederson - "Lifers"
Lifers is a one-hour documentary film that covers the life without parole (LWOP) prison sentence in America. It features the stories of several inmates serving LWOP, including Douglas Dennis who has been incarcerated since 1957. In addition the film covers the story of Steve Watt, the victim of one of the lifers featured in the film.
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Mark Mederson - "Lifers"
Season 8 Episode 2 | 26m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Lifers is a one-hour documentary film that covers the life without parole (LWOP) prison sentence in America. It features the stories of several inmates serving LWOP, including Douglas Dennis who has been incarcerated since 1957. In addition the film covers the story of Steve Watt, the victim of one of the lifers featured in the film.
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