The film reveals how for more than two decades, the Arkansas prison system profited from selling blood plasma from inmates infected with viral hepatitis and AIDS. Thousands of unwitting victims who received transfusions of a product called "Factor 8" made from this blood died as a result.
Duda interviews victims in Canada who contracted the diseases, state prison officials, former employees, high-ranking Arkansas politicians, and inmate donors.
"In the early days of AIDS, we at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) were surprised that the hemophiliac community was infected so rapidly," said Dr. Donald Francis, former head of the AID Laboratory for the CDC. "This shocking documentary tells why."
According to a forthcoming documentary by the BBC the White Stripes make up 7% of John Peel's favorite songs. Come to think of it, I think I too played that Hello Operator/Jolene 7" until a hole was worn right through it.
posted by Erin @ Tuesday, November 01, 2005
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