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25 Prison Films
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In Prison My Whole Life
A documentary exploring the world of renowned Death Row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Chain Link
An estranged father is reunited with his son
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The Garth Method
In 2001 out-of-work actor Garth Petridis was imprisoned for one of the most unusual crimes in Australian history
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Junkie Junior
A five-year portrait of Junior Rios' descent into the black hole of heroin addiction which will ultimately cost him everything
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Justice
A look inside the Brazilian justice system, following various cases and revealing the personal lives of the people involved
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Remembering
This documentary profiles six individuals who, in different ways, deal with memory in their everyday lives
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Justice Denied: Voices from...
Wrongfully imprisoned and later released, Guantanamo detainees recount their stories as they start to move on with their lives
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The Jaundiced Eye
The decade long trials and emotional traumas incurred by a gay Michigan man who was wrongfully accused of molesting his son
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Militia Man
A number of militia men are found guilty on felony charges and are sentenced to six to ten years in prison.
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Nuyorican Dream
A gripping portrait of one Puerto Rican family living in NYC
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Tovarisch I Am Not Dead
The past may be buried, but it is never dead
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Tattooed Tears
An intimate, hands on encounter with a maximum security juvenile correctional facility in Chino California
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Juvenile Liaison II
This sequel reacquaints us with the children and officers, examining the scars left by the stark events of 'Juvenille Liaison'
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Prisoners of Hope
One hour documentary about the return of 1250 former political prisoners to the notorious Robben Island prison in South Africa.
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Lone Wolf
The rights of an independent journalist are compromised by the government's attempts to control media content.
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Books Not Bars
A documentary about the inspiring youth-led movement against the growth of the prison industry in the U.S.
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The Least of These
Activists discover immigrant children are being detained in a former medium-security prison in Texas
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System Failure
If a society can be graded by how it treats its prisoners, then the state of California gets an "F"
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Book 'Em: Undereducated, Ov...
In New Haven, Connecticut the pipeline from school to prison is shorter than you might think.
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Death's Chaplain
Minister to 95 death row inmates in a Texas penitentiary, Carroll Pickett watches Billy Wayne White help with his own execution
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Women on the Front Line: Tu...
Turkey is cracking down on custom killing, making life imprisonment a mandatory sentence.
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Perversion of Justice
A non-violent first-time drug offender and young mother of three is sentenced to life in prison
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Buried in the Sand: The Dec...
Makes the claim America had 'Moral Obligation' to invade Iraq
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The William Mayo Story
This movie is about a student from Morehouse who was arrested for a crime he did not commit
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Autumn's Eyes
Prison, poverty, and life through the eyes of a 3-year-old girl
