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Serving Life

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Bonus features: Introductions from Oprah [Winfrey] and Rosie O'Donnell; Serving Life promo; Snap in scenes; coming attractions.
Forest Whitaker, narrator.
Takes viewers inside Louisiana's maximum security prison at Angola, where the average sentence is more than 90 years. It documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened criminals care for their dying fellow inmates. In doing so, they embark on a journey that may end in personal rehabilitation.
DVD, NTSC region 1; widescreen.

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prison documentary submitted by Jackie77 on August 25, 2015, 1:42am Good documentary. Spotlights the prison inmates who work in the hospice unit. Caring for inamtes who are living thier final days. Surprisingly they have a lot of sympathy and compassion and try to show respect and concern for them.

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SERIES
OWN documentary club.


LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English dialogue with optional English subtitles; Closed captioned.

PUBLISHED
New York : Virgil Films & Entertainment, [2012]
Year Published: 2012
Description: 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: NR
Format: DVD

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Winfrey, Oprah.
O'Donnell, Rosie.
Whitaker, Forest.
Cohen, Lisa Rachel.
Oprah Winfrey Network.
Virgil Films (Firm)

SUBJECTS
Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Prisoners -- Medical care -- United States.
Prisoners -- Hospice care -- United States.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.