"One broke his silence. The other broke the system."
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1990s American filmsPrison filmsFilms based on true storiesFilms set in courtroomsFilms set in San Francisco
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Murder in the First
Murder in the First is a 1995 film about a petty criminal named Henri Young who is unjustly sent to Alcatraz. The man is put into solitary confinement for 3 years (when the maximum is 19 days) making him go mad, and causing him to kill another inmate. A young lawyer is assigned to his case and defends him, while putting Alcatraz on trial by pointing out that the incredible brutality his client endured was in a sense the real killer.
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