07 Oct 2016
13th
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
American Jail
In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.
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