In this Tuesday, April 7, 2009 photo, Keanu Reeves arrives at the premiere of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Keanu Reeves visits NY jails for film
Two jails visited cited for possible violations
Updated: Tuesday, 15 Sep 2009, 10:38 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 15 Sep 2009, 10:36 AM EDT
Actor Keanu Reeves had no problem getting inside Buffalo-area jails. The feds haven't been so lucky.
The star of "The Matrix" film trilogy spent last weekend scouting locations for a new film. His visit included tours of two jail facilities that are the target of a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit accusing the Erie County Sheriff's Department of civil rights violations.
County officials have barred federal investigators from the jails, but Reeves was given tours of the facilities on Sunday.
Afterward county officials said Reeves shouldn't have been allowed inside the jails.
Reeves was checking out possible film locations for "Henry's Crime," which casts him as toll booth worker wrongly accused of robbing a Buffalo bank.
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