Squires of San Quentin (1978)
- Directed by
- J. Gary Mitchell
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Inmates at San Quentin State Prison participate in a program called The Squires. They talk to troubled children about the consequences of crime to try to steer them away from it.
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What happens
Squires of San Quentin is a 1978 American short documentary film produced by J. Gary Mitchell. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The film was shot in San Quentin State Prison and depicts "The Squires", inmates who attempt to convince troubled children to avoid criminal behavior. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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