Civil Brand(2003)
Never underestimate the power of a woman... behind bars.
Forced to work under slave-like conditions in a "prison for profit" program, the inmates of a mostly-African-American female prison, Whitehead Correctional, try to take over the institution.
Movie: Civil Brand
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Frances Shepard
Nikki Barnes
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Michael Meadows
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