In the 1980’s, the state of California, under the governorship of George Deukmejian, instituted the “Three-Strikes” policy. This was a hard-line response to increasing crime rates. A third conviction for a repeat offender would result in mandatory life sentence. The subsequent increase in the prison population resulted in a massive prison-building boom and growth of the California Penal system. It also led to abuses within the system... ...and a ticking time bomb.
THE GREEN WALL is based on the true story of D.J. Vodicka, who was a Corrections Officer during the rapid expansion of the California prison system. For sixteen years, he dealt with violent felons, gang leaders, and serial killers while unarmed and outnumbered 500-to-1. A member of the elite Investigative Services Unit responsible for solving horrific crimes inside prison walls, he "blew the whistle" when he uncovered a group of rogue prison guards who called themselves "The Green Wall." Vodicka's state senate testimony exposed a scandal that rocked the California penal system and led to reforms that ar still underway.
THE GREEN WALL is the story one man's struggle to do the right thing and a classic tale of the triumph of personal integrity over a system that turned against him.
