Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal is a feature-length documentary by Arkansas filmmaker and investigative journalist, Kelly Duda, released in 2005. Through interviews and the presentation of documents and footage, Duda alleged that in the 1970s and 1980s, the Arkansas prison system profited from selling blood plasma from inmates infected with viral hepatitis and HIV. The documentary contends that thousands of victims who received transfusions of blood products derived from these plasma products, Factor VIII, died as a result.
Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal (2005)
Directed by Kelly Duda
Genres - Crime, Documentary, Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Nov 8, 2005 |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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1970s, 1980s, Arkansas, Blood Transfusions, Death, Factor VIII, Hiv, Inmates, Investigative Journalism, Plasma Products, Prison Blood Scandal, Prison System, Profit, Selling Blood Plasma, Victims, Viral Hepatitis
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Subject: AIDS, contaminated haemophilia blood products, Documentary about HIV/AIDS, Documentary about incarceration in the United Stat
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Factor 8: the Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal
Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal
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