# " SET FREE " 1970s CHRISTIAN DOCUMENTARY SAN QUENTIN PRISON REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS 68524

Produced by Bob Cording and Jerry Humphries in 1977, "Set Free" takes a look at the role that Christianity can play in the rehabilitation of the incarcerated. The film was something of a departure for Cording-Humphries films, as the company was most well-known for its inspirational sports films including the breakthrough Christian surfing film; 'Tales from the Tube'. At the time "Set Free" was made glimpses inside penitentiaries were rare, as cameras rarely penetrated their secure walls. The film's message remains relevant today. The film opens with traffic going over a bridge in Northern California. Sign for California State Prison, San Quentin 1:05. "Set Free." San Quentin, California 1:30. A guard frisks a prisoner 2:20. Signs within the prison are shown 2:50. Guards and prisoners share the yard 3:27. A guard tower 3:41. The camera pans into a cell 4:26. Prisoners talk about their crimes 4:45. Men in the yard talk about their time inside the prison 6:00. Inside a cell 6:55. Men lift weights 7:30. John Bishop talks about his crimes 8:09. Man talks about being on death row 9:18. Guard opens a prison door 9:48. The gas chamber 10:00. Two chairs inside the gas chamber labeled "A" and "B" 10:25. Man prays to God and turns to Jesus 12:10. Ray Rogers talks about his relationship with God inside prison 12:30. Chaplain Harry Howard speaks about the violence within the prison 13:22. The honor block for those on good behavior 13:43. Men read the Bible 14:00. Prisoner talks about…

- Kind: Documentary
- Genres: Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/68524-set-free-vwr)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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