"An intimate view inside Warren Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio, intimate because one of the early images is of a fully nude black inmate being strip-searched. The film has an almost futuristic look in it's stark prison environments. The most interesting revelation is that of the psychology of the guards. In interview after interview, the officers let slip that being around such profound negativity every day has led them to inadvertently take on the personalities of their inmates."

–Aaron Epple, Arts and Culture, Impart Weekly

"A substantial and dispassionate documentary about life and work inside the largest, oldest, but also secretive maximum security compound in the Midwest."

– Terry Morris, Dayton Daily News

"The film refrains from dramatizing and instead focuses on unveiling a hidden part of society. The footage conveys a cold and hopeless existence, tempered for just one moment by the love of a puppy brought to the prison for therapy."

– Laura Heaton, Culture Reporter, Yellow Springs News

"An intimate, compelling work that illuminates the tenuous relationship between prison guards and the men they are charged to ostensibly care for. The remarkable access and intimacy the filmmaker achieved is rare, particularly in the image-conscious prison world."

– Julia Reichert, Prof. of Motion Pictures, Wright State University