Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free (2003)

Each year in the United States, over 200,000 prisoners face a parole board that must make the difficult judgment of whether these convicted criminals are ready to gain their freedom and return to society. This documentary focuses on three inmates in Louisiana, Nevada, and Massachusetts with a range of chilling crimes - a father's murder by his troubled son, a crime of passion by a respected NASA scientist, and a shooting/robbery on the streets of Las Vegas. Incorporating interviews of key characters with extensive testimony footage and reenactment sequences that explore the life and crime of the inmate, the film vividly examines the conflicting needs of the victim, the criminal, and the community while testing our own notions of justice.

Director: Joe Berlinger
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 65 min
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Production: HBO, HBO Documentary Films
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free about?
Each year in the United States, over 200,000 prisoners face a parole board that must make the difficult judgment of whether these convicted criminals are ready to gain their freedom and return to society. This documentary focuses on three inmates in Louisiana, Nevada, and Massachusetts with a range of chilling crimes - a father's murder by his troubled son, a crime of passion by a respected NASA scientist, and a shooting/robbery on the streets of Las Vegas. Incorporating interviews of key characters with extensive testimony footage and reenactment sequences that explore the life and crime of the inmate, the film vividly examines the conflicting needs of the victim, the criminal, and the community while testing our own notions of justice.
Who directed Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free?
Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free was directed by Joe Berlinger.
Who stars in Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free?
Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free stars Ronnie Stutes, J.D. Polzin, Ronnie Stutes, J.D. Polzin.
How long is Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free?
Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free has a runtime of 1h 5m (65 minutes).
What genre is Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free?
Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free is a Documentary film.
Where was Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free produced?
Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free was produced in United States of America.