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Prison for Children is a 1987 American made-for-television drama film starring John Ritter, Betty Thomas, Raphael Sbarge and Josh Brolin. Filmed in 1986, it premiered March 14, 1987, on the CBS television network. Plot. The date is May 10, 1974, and John Parsons ( Raphael Sbarge) is an orphaned teenage boy living in rural New Mexico.
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Mar 14, 1987 · Prison for Children: Directed by Larry Peerce. With Raphael Sbarge, Kenneth Ransom, Jonathan Chapin, Gordie Wright. An orphaned teenager is sentenced to a juvenile detention center until he turns 18. Two counselors fight for change to the circumstances that put him there.
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- Larry Peerce
- 1987-03-14
A movie about an orphaned teenage boy who, enraged by his brother's death, goes on a rampage on the ranch where he works, accidently starting a fire and then fleeing on a horse. Cleared of charges brought against him, he nevertheless is sent to a Boys Industrial School, which is little more than...
- Larry Peerce
- John Ritter
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Prison for Children. A correctional-school superintendent (John Ritter) and a teacher (Betty Thomas) try to save a boy (Raphael Sbarge) who does not belong there.
- Drama
- John Ritter, Betty Thomas, Raphael Sbarge
- Larry Peerce
Summaries. An orphaned teenager is sentenced to a juvenile detention center until he turns 18. Two counselors fight for change to the circumstances that put him there. John Parsons is a recently orphaned teenager living on the ranch where he was raised in rural New Mexico.
Mar 14, 1987 · Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Made for television, Prison for Children is set in a brutal boys' reformatory. New superintendent John Ritter tries to improve conditions, but finds himself up against a wall of indifference and red tape. The film shows how a supposedly "beneficial" system of incarceration and detention can actually breed more crime ...
