Escape From Death Row
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary that chronicles the only mass escape from death row in U.S. history. On May 31, 1984, six death row inmates took 13 prison personnel hostage, donned guard uniforms and, wielding a fake bomb, bluffed their way out of Mecklenburg Correctional Center in Boydton, Virginia. The escapees, all
Cast & Crew
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Frederika Brookfield
Publicist (Ctv/New York)
Ed Hersh
Vice President Of Documentaries And Specials (Court Tv)
Anthony Horn
Executive Producer (Court Tv)
Ellie Jostad
Publicist (Ctv/New York)
Film Details
Also Known As
System (08/26/01), The
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Courtroom Network Television
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary that chronicles the only mass escape from death row in U.S. history. On May 31, 1984, six death row inmates took 13 prison personnel hostage, donned guard uniforms and, wielding a fake bomb, bluffed their way out of Mecklenburg Correctional Center in Boydton, Virginia. The escapees, all convicted murderers, were captured within three weeks and their sentences subsequently carried out.
Film Details
Also Known As
System (08/26/01), The
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Courtroom Network Television
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
