The Oswald Maximum Security Prison has opened an experimental new ward reserved for especially dangerous criminals. This unit, Emerald City, focuses on rehabilitation, but the world inside is even more corrupt and violent than the mean streets where these inmates come from. Inside the walls there are also two sets of rules, those laid down by the warden and those understood by the racially divided prisoners.

This HBO series is full of gritty, violent imagery and deftly handles sensitive issues about the American Justice System. This collection chronicles the entire first season which culminates in an unforgettable takeover of the prison by the inmates. Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana created the gritty series. The acclaimed cast includes Rita Moreno, B.D. Wong, Ernie Hudson, and Lauren Velez. Eight one-hour episodes.

DVD Features:

3-Disc Set
Region 1
Digipak
Single Side - Dual Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Featurette
Music Video
Deleted Scenes With Audio Commentary by Tom Fontana - Creatorr
Interactive Features:
Scene Access

B.D. Wong: 
Ernie Hudson: American actor, GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
Terry Kinney: Actor/"Last Mohicans"
Rita Moreno: Puerto Rican actress/dancer/singer
Lauren Velez: 
J.K. Simmons: American actor, Oz/SPIDER-MAN movie series
Harold Perrineau: Actor, OZ, LOST
Dean Winters: American Actor
Eamonn Walker: actor, ONCE IN THE LIFE
George Morfogen: Producer/Actor
Lee Tergesen: Actor, HBO Series OZ
Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje: Actor, LOST
 Leon: African-American Actor, THE FIVE HEARTBEATS

Bob Balaban: American Actor/Director
Nick Gomez: Editor/Director/Writer
Leslie Libman: 
Kathy Bates: Oscar winning actress, MISERY

4 stars out of 5 -- "Not for the faint-hearted, but gripping viewing."