Broken on all sides : race, mass incarceration & new visions for criminal justice in the U.S. / by Matthew Pillischer ; produced, directed and edited by Matthew Pillischer.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Pillischer, Matthew, film director.

Alexander, Michelle, interviewee (expression).

Rasheed, Khalid Abdul, interviewee (expression).

Shoatz, Theresa, interviewee (expression).

Feinberg, Jonathan, interviewee (expression).

Goldkamp, John S., interviewee (expression).

Hayes, Nathaniel Gravely, interviewee (expression).

Love, Angus, interviewee (expression).

Martin, Marlene, 1953- interviewee (expression).

Namako, Tom, interviewee (expression).

Street, John (John Franklin), interviewee (expression).

Woods-Skipper, Sheila, interviewee (expression).

Yeh, Su Ming, interviewee (expression).

Young, Carlton, interviewee (expression).

Jefferson, Leonard C., artist.

Olsen Bay, Jesse, composer (expression).

Collective Eye (Organization), producer.

Kanopy (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alexander, Michelle. New Jim Crow.

Alexander, Michelle.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

African American prisoners.

United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

African American prisoners--United States.

Race discrimination--United States.

Race discrimination.

African American men--Social conditions.

African American men.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Genre:

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Race and Class Studies.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Internet videos.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (68 min.) : sound, color

polychrome

Distribution:

San Francisco, Calif. : Kanopy Streaming, 2017.

Place of Publication:

[Portland, Or.] : Collective Eye Films, 2012.

Language Note:

In English. Closed-captioned.

System Details:

digital

video file

MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

Today, there are more African Americans in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began. The prison population has exploded by 500% since the end of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. America locks up more of its racial and ethnic minorities than any other country (including South Africa at the height of apartheid). Mass incarceration has emerged as America's new caste system. How could this happen? With Philadelphia as an entry point, Broken on All Sides explores the intersection of race and poverty within the criminal justice system. . Presenting a historical narrative not often heard about prisons and crime, this documentary investigates the complex issues of discretion within the system, racial targeting, and the largest spike in the number of people incarcerated in our nation's history. Through interviews with people caught up in or involved with the system, this documentary answers and provokes questions on an issue walled-off from the public's scrutiny. Broken on All Sides dissects the War on Drugs and "tough on crime" movement, illustrating how the emerging Occupy movement offers hope for change, and explores possible reforms and solutions to ending mass incarceration.

Participant:

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.

Credits:

Videography, Matthew Pillischer ; music, Jesse Olson Bay.

Notes:

Featuring the drawings of Leonard C. Jefferson, incarcerated at the State Correctional Institute in Albion, Pa.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (Kanopy platform, viewed February 5, 2018).

OCLC:

985065616

Publisher Number:

MWT12276937

1245179 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.