A man is asked to strip infront of a prison guard. The man takes off his underwear. No nudity shown.

A number of fistfights, court bailiffs and prison guards rough people up

occasional use of the word "shit"

12 uses of shit (2 used as bullshit), 5 uses of damn, 6 uses of hell, 3 uses of ass, and 2 uses of bitch (1 is used as son of a bitch).

5 uses of the N word

Beer is consumed during a number of party scenes. A couple of characters smoke.

During the scene when the defendant's family is entering the court room, a police dog barks loudly at a woman when she walks through the metal detector. This may startle some people.

This movie is overall very emotional due to its heavy subject matter. May upset some viewers because of the harsh realities of racism back then.