Civil Brand

(lions gate) Release Date: August 29, 2003 Director: Neema Barnette Cast: LisaRaye, Monica Calhoun, Da Brat, Clifton Powell, Mos Def Plot: 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. At the core of the story is Frances, who finds herself in prison after being falsely convicted of murder, and who is told that her baby has been murdered, sparking her to lead her fellow inmates in the protest/riot against the unfair conditions. Website: www.civilbrand.com/\" target="_new">link