A Look Inside Prisoners’ Lives -- This film is designated as a Critics' Pick.

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By RACHEL SALTZ
Published: September 16, 2010

With “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo,” Bradley Beesley has found a great subject: the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s annual prison rodeo, which since 2006 has included female inmates competing alongside the men. Mr. Beesley’s documentary is absorbing, and the rodeo provides the kind of action that the camera loves. But this is less a rah-rah sports film than a compassionate look at difficult lives in a difficult place. More