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Daily Watch, Can Horse Taming Prevent Reoffending?
produced by The Economist, in Daily Watch (London, England: The Economist, 2018), 6 mins
This Arizona prison is teaching inmates how to break-in wild horses in the hope that the skills they learn will stop them from reoffending. So far, of the 50 inmates that have taken part, only two have found themselves back behind bars after being released.
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produced by The Economist, in Daily Watch (London, England: The Economist, 2018), 6 mins
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This Arizona prison is teaching inmates how to break-in wild horses in the hope that the skills they learn will stop them from reoffending. So far, of the 50 inmates that have taken part, only two have found themselves back behind bars after being released.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
The Economist
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Daily Watch
Topic / Theme
Horses, Prisoners, Rehabilitation
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 The Economist
Subject
Horses, Prisoners, Rehabilitation
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March of Time, The Road to Nowhere
in March of Time (New York, NY: HBO, 1966, originally published 1966), 25 mins
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in March of Time (New York, NY: HBO, 1966, originally published 1966), 25 mins
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
HBO
Series
March of Time
Topic / Theme
Prisoners, Prisons, War and Violence, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Home Box Office.
Subject
Prisoners, Prisons
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The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
directed by Brett Story, fl. 2007; produced by Brett Story, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film), 1 hour 26 mins
In this remarkable documentary, filmmaker Brett Story excavates the often unseen links and connections that prisons – and our system of mass incarceration – have on communities and industries all around us. Widely acclaimed, The Prison in Twelve Landscapes is an essential documentary, a portrait of our crimina...
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directed by Brett Story, fl. 2007; produced by Brett Story, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film), 1 hour 26 mins
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In this remarkable documentary, filmmaker Brett Story excavates the often unseen links and connections that prisons – and our system of mass incarceration – have on communities and industries all around us. Widely acclaimed, The Prison in Twelve Landscapes is an essential documentary, a portrait of our criminal justice system in which we never see a penitentiary.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brett Story, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Brett Story, fl. 2007
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Prisoners, Prison reform, Prisons
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Grasshopper Film
Subject
Prisoners, Prison reform, Prisons
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Prison Lullabies
produced by Brown Hats Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 1 hour 23 mins
Prison Lullabies is the remarkable portrait of four women living on the bad side of luck, struggling with drug addiction, arrested for dealing and prostitution and serving prison time with one common bond: they are pregnant. Amy, Monique, Joann and Ann Marie -- they all have given birth behind bars. For these wome...
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produced by Brown Hats Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 1 hour 23 mins
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Prison Lullabies is the remarkable portrait of four women living on the bad side of luck, struggling with drug addiction, arrested for dealing and prostitution and serving prison time with one common bond: they are pregnant. Amy, Monique, Joann and Ann Marie -- they all have given birth behind bars. For these women who are on intimate terms with sexual abuse, poverty and addiction, the Taconic Correctional Facility in New York State offers a rare...
Prison Lullabies is the remarkable portrait of four women living on the bad side of luck, struggling with drug addiction, arrested for dealing and prostitution and serving prison time with one common bond: they are pregnant. Amy, Monique, Joann and Ann Marie -- they all have given birth behind bars. For these women who are on intimate terms with sexual abuse, poverty and addiction, the Taconic Correctional Facility in New York State offers a rare gleam of hope. One of only five prisons in the U.S. to provide a nursery program for inmates, Taconic allows the women to keep their babies for the first eighteen months of their lives while insisting that the mothers participate in a rigorous series of classes that range from basic child care to anger management, and drug counseling. Each woman is released from prison in the course of filming. Each must make life altering choices: whether to find a job and break the cycle of relapse and re-arrest that has led to the loss of her other children, or pick up the crack-pipe, abandon the child and return to the streets. Prison Lullabies addresses these issues by allowing the inmates to relate their own stories. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brown Hats Productions
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Children, Prisoners, Prisons, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Women's issues, Children, Prisoners, Prisons
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Prison State
directed by Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018; produced by Lauren Mucciolo, fl. 2005-2015 and Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018, Mongoose Pictures and Frontline (Television program) (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 23 mins
Prison State takes an intimate look at the cycle of mass incarceration in America and a statewide effort to reverse the trend, following four residents of a housing project in Louisville, KY. as they cycle in and out of jail and prison.
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directed by Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018; produced by Lauren Mucciolo, fl. 2005-2015 and Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018, Mongoose Pictures and Frontline (Television program) (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 23 mins
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Prison State takes an intimate look at the cycle of mass incarceration in America and a statewide effort to reverse the trend, following four residents of a housing project in Louisville, KY. as they cycle in and out of jail and prison.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lauren Mucciolo, fl. 2005-2015, Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018, Mongoose Pictures, Frontline (Television program), Will Lyman, 1948-
Author / Creator
Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018
Date Published / Released
2014-04-29
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Speaker / Narrator
Will Lyman, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Alternatives to imprisonment, Prisoners, Prisons
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 WGBH Educational Foundation
Subject
Alternatives to imprisonment, Prisoners, Prisons
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The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System
written by David Skarbek (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2014), 237 page(s)
When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing demands of inmates...
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written by David Skarbek (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2014), 237 page(s)
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When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing demands of inmates, gang members, and correctional officers. Yet as David Skarbek argues, gangs form to create order among outlaws, producing alternative...
When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing demands of inmates, gang members, and correctional officers. Yet as David Skarbek argues, gangs form to create order among outlaws, producing alternative governance institutions to facilitate illegal activity. He uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prison gang politics, and to explain why prison gangs form, how formal institutions affect them, and why they have a powerful influence over crime even beyond prison walls. The ramifications of his findings extend far beyond the seemingly irrational and often tragic society of captives. They also illuminate how social and political order can emerge in conditions where the traditional institutions of governance do not exist.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
David Skarbek
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Gangs, Cliques and gangs, Prisons, Prisoners, Law, Sociology, Prison Identity and Culture, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Oxford University Press
Subject
Cliques and gangs, Prisons, Prisoners
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Visions Of Abolition: From Critical Resistance To A New Way Of Life
directed by Shigematsu Setsu, fl. 2010-2012 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2012), 1 hour 37 mins
The voices of women caught in the criminal justice system and leading scholars of prison abolition, examining the racial and gendered violence of the prison system. Part II, "Abolition: Past, Present, and Future" documents the recent history of the prison abolition movement through the organizing efforts of Critic...
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directed by Shigematsu Setsu, fl. 2010-2012 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2012), 1 hour 37 mins
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The voices of women caught in the criminal justice system and leading scholars of prison abolition, examining the racial and gendered violence of the prison system. Part II, "Abolition: Past, Present, and Future" documents the recent history of the prison abolition movement through the organizing efforts of Critical Resistance and explores the meaning of abolitionist politics.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Shigematsu Setsu, fl. 2010-2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Abolitionism, Prisoners, Prisons
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
Subject
Abolitionism, Prisoners, Prisons
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FBI Critical Incident, Series 1, Episode 1, Louisiana Prison Riots
directed by Gordon Forbes, III, fl. 2001; produced by Pacific Coast Video, in FBI Critical Incident, Series 1, Episode 1 (London, England: TVF International, 2001), 1 hour 38 mins
Monday, December 13th is another typical day in St. Martinsville, a small town in southern Louisiana. Near the center of town is the St. Martinsville Parish Correctional Center, where 166 prisoners are confined for crimes ranging from murder to petty theft. Included in this group are over two dozen federal prisone...
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directed by Gordon Forbes, III, fl. 2001; produced by Pacific Coast Video, in FBI Critical Incident, Series 1, Episode 1 (London, England: TVF International, 2001), 1 hour 38 mins
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Monday, December 13th is another typical day in St. Martinsville, a small town in southern Louisiana. Near the center of town is the St. Martinsville Parish Correctional Center, where 166 prisoners are confined for crimes ranging from murder to petty theft. Included in this group are over two dozen federal prisoners detained for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. But what happens inside the prison next is anything but typical.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pacific Coast Video
Author / Creator
Gordon Forbes, III, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
TVF International
Series
FBI Critical Incident
Topic / Theme
Riots, Violence, Prison sentences, Prisoners, Prisons, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 by TVF International
Subject
Riots, Violence, Prison sentences, Prisoners, Prisons
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Forty Minutes, Behind The Mask
directed by Simon Heaven; produced by Simon Heaven, Compass Films, in Forty Minutes (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 46 mins
This film looks at a theatre group who specialise in prison remedial work. By turning hardened criminals into actors, they challenge them to reveal human emotion from behind their masks of hardness.
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directed by Simon Heaven; produced by Simon Heaven, Compass Films, in Forty Minutes (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 46 mins
Description
This film looks at a theatre group who specialise in prison remedial work. By turning hardened criminals into actors, they challenge them to reveal human emotion from behind their masks of hardness.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Heaven, Compass Films
Author / Creator
Simon Heaven
Date Published / Released
1998, 2013
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Forty Minutes
Speaker / Narrator
Saul Hewish
Person Discussed
Saul Hewish
Topic / Theme
Family relationships, Masks, Drama, Performing arts, Prisoners, Acting, Emotions and feelings, Theatrical design, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 BBC Worldwide
Subject
Family relationships, Masks, Drama, Performing arts, Prisoners, Acting, Emotions and feelings, Theatrical design
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Panorama, Season 63, Episode 39, Tough Justice: Texas Style
directed by Judith Ahern, fl. 2000 and Owen Phillips, fl. 2014-2016; presented by Ian Birrell; produced by Judith Ahern, fl. 2000, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Panorama, Season 63, Episode 39 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 30 mins
As the UK's imprisonment rate remains the highest in western Europe, Panorama joins Michael Gove - the man in charge of British prisons - on a fact-finding mission in Texas. 'Hang 'em high' Texas is not the first place you might look for lessons in criminal justice, as it executes more people and locks up more off...
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directed by Judith Ahern, fl. 2000 and Owen Phillips, fl. 2014-2016; presented by Ian Birrell; produced by Judith Ahern, fl. 2000, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Panorama, Season 63, Episode 39 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 30 mins
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As the UK's imprisonment rate remains the highest in western Europe, Panorama joins Michael Gove - the man in charge of British prisons - on a fact-finding mission in Texas. 'Hang 'em high' Texas is not the first place you might look for lessons in criminal justice, as it executes more people and locks up more offenders than anywhere else in America. But now this conservative state is the unlikely centre of a rehabilitation-led revolution in pris...
As the UK's imprisonment rate remains the highest in western Europe, Panorama joins Michael Gove - the man in charge of British prisons - on a fact-finding mission in Texas. 'Hang 'em high' Texas is not the first place you might look for lessons in criminal justice, as it executes more people and locks up more offenders than anywhere else in America. But now this conservative state is the unlikely centre of a rehabilitation-led revolution in prison reform that's sweeping through the US. Crime is down, prisoner numbers have fallen and on top of this, they've cut costs. Are there valuable lessons to be learned here, and are UK politicians really ready to dole out some Texan justice?
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Judith Ahern, fl. 2000, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Judith Ahern, fl. 2000, Owen Phillips, fl. 2014-2016, Ian Birrell
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Panorama
Topic / Theme
Rehabilitation Programs, Rehabilitation, Justice, Prisoners, Law, Politics & Policy, Economics, Economics of Mass Incarceration, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 BBC Worldwide
Subject
Rehabilitation, Justice, Prisoners
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