Broken on all sides race, mass incarceration & new visions for criminal justice in the U.S. : a documentary

DVD 2012

"More African Americans are under 'correctional' (prison) control today than were enslaved in 1850. Why? The movie explores mass incarceration across the U.S. and the intersection of race, poverty, and the criminal justice and penal systems. It centers around Michelle Alexander's theory in her groundbreaking book, 'The New Jim Crow:' through the rise of the drug war and tough on crime policies, because discretion within the system allows for targ...

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African American men Social conditions

African American prisoners United States

Alexander, Michelle. New Jim Crow

Criminal justice, Administration of United States

Discrimination in criminal justice administration United States

Race discrimination United States

United States Race relations

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1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Broken on all sides, race, mass incarceration & new visions for criminal justice in the U.S. [DVD] : a documentary

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At head of title: an independent production
"Featuring the drawings of Leonard C. Jefferson, incarcerated at the State Correctional Institute in Albion, Pa."
Special features include: deleted scenes; extra interviews with Michelle Alexander; interview with filmmaker Matthew Pillischer about artist Leonard Jefferson, whose work is featured in the film
Videography, Matthew Pillischer, Bryan Green, Agatha Koprowski ; music, Jesse Olson Bay ... [et al.]
Interviews: Khalid Abdul Rasheed, Theresa Shoatz, Michelle Alexander, Jonathan Feinberg, John Goldkamp, Nathaniel Gravely Hayes, Angus Love, Marlene Martin, Tom Namako, John Street, Judge Shelia Woods-Skipper, Su Ming Yeh, Carlton Young
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Educational public performance rights for life of disc
Accolade Competition: Winner, 2012; Lewiston Auburn Film Festival: Official Selection, 2012; Jubilee Film Festival: Official Selection, 2012; Cape Fear Independent Film Festival: Official Selection, 2012; Awareness Film Festival: Official Selection, 2012; New Hope Film Festival: Official Selection, 2012; Delta International Film & Video Festival: Official Selection, 2012; Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival: Official Selection, 2012; Spirit Quest Film Fest: Official Selection, 2012

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Other Authors:

Alexander, Michelle, interviewee
Alexander, Michelle. New Jim Crow
Feinberg, Jonathan, interviewee
Goldkamp, John S., interviewee
Hayes, Nathaniel Gravely, interviewee
Jefferson, Leonard C., artist
Love, Angus, interviewee
Martin, Marlene, interviewee
Namako, Tom, interviewee
Pillischer, Matthew, producer, director
Rasheed, Khalid Abdul, interviewee
Shoatz, Theresa, interviewee
Street, John, interviewee
Woods-Skipper, Sheila, interviewee
Yeh, Su Ming, interviewee
Young, Carlton, interviewee

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