Federal prison camps, dismissed by many as "Club Fed" resorts, are in fact home to thousands of WHITE COLLAR felons who live alongside drug dealers, bank robbers and other hardened criminals. For more than fifteen years, network news cameras haven't been allowed inside...until now.
Tonight, April 29th at 10PM ET/PT, CNBC presents "White Collar Convicts: Life on the Inside," a one-hour documentary reported by correspondent Andrew Ross Sorkin that goes behind prison walls to capture the raw experience of convicted CEOs and other corporate swindlers who are doing time. From inside traders to embezzlers and money launderers, this CNBC Original tells the story of high-flying power brokers humbled by a fall from grace and forced to trade a life of wealth and prestige for one controlled by prison guards. Sorkin speaks to well-known WHITE COLLAR criminals including Dennis Kozlowski, who went from earning more than $100 million a year as chief of Tyco to 85 cents an hour working at the prison laundry; former NYPD commissioner and corrections chief Bernard Kerik; and former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio. With prison behind them, these men open up about life on the inside, describing a deadening mix of boredom, isolation and fear, as well as the struggle to re-enter society bearing the stigma that comes with being a convicted felon.For more information including web extras, log on to: cnbcprime.com/white-collar-convicts.
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Mitch Weitzner is Senior Executive Producer and Vice President of Long Form Programming. Wally Griffith is the Senior Producer, Deborah Camiel and James Segelstein are Producers and Michael Beyman is Associate Producer. Nikhil Deogun is Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief of Business News for CNBC.
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