The Poison Tree

The Poison Tree

Ronald Ribman

The Poison Tree

The Poison Tree

Ronald Ribman

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Short scenes in a section of a Western state prison set aside for Black inmates dramatize how the complicity between a sadistic white guard and a benumbed long-term prisoner brings about the suicide of a young inmate up for parole. This look at prison life is strong, vivid and startling.

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Ronald Ribman

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