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Beyond the Veil, 3, New Cold War
directed by Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014; produced by George Matta, fl. 1998 and Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd. and Kanakna Documentary, in Beyond the Veil, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
Is the gap between the West and moderate Muslims widening? Is the West determined to impose its value system on Islamic nations without regard to national preferences, thus radicalizing local patriots? Are all Western motives self-serving? When both cultures accept - and honor - that their definitions of democracy...
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directed by Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014; produced by George Matta, fl. 1998 and Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd. and Kanakna Documentary, in Beyond the Veil, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
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Is the gap between the West and moderate Muslims widening? Is the West determined to impose its value system on Islamic nations without regard to national preferences, thus radicalizing local patriots? Are all Western motives self-serving? When both cultures accept - and honor - that their definitions of democracy and human rights differ, there is a firm basis for dialogue now, and peaceful co-existence in the future. High School College Adult
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
George Matta, fl. 1998, Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd., Kanakna Documentary
Author / Creator
Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Beyond the Veil
Topic / Theme
Islam, Intercultural communication, International relations, Humanities
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Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Children of the Silver Mountain
directed by Juan S. Betancor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 54 mins
The mines of Bolivia date back to 1545 when the Spanish conquerors who discovered pure silver in an Inca region dominated by a mountain they named Cerro Rico. At its base the city of Potosi grew, along with the largest mining industry of its time. Four centuries later the mines still produce silver, zinc and lead...
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directed by Juan S. Betancor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 54 mins
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The mines of Bolivia date back to 1545 when the Spanish conquerors who discovered pure silver in an Inca region dominated by a mountain they named Cerro Rico. At its base the city of Potosi grew, along with the largest mining industry of its time. Four centuries later the mines still produce silver, zinc and lead while the miners work in hazardous conditions that have changed little over the years. The film gives a brief history of COMIBOL, the m...
The mines of Bolivia date back to 1545 when the Spanish conquerors who discovered pure silver in an Inca region dominated by a mountain they named Cerro Rico. At its base the city of Potosi grew, along with the largest mining industry of its time. Four centuries later the mines still produce silver, zinc and lead while the miners work in hazardous conditions that have changed little over the years. The film gives a brief history of COMIBOL, the multi-mineral corporation controlled by organized labor which failed to keep pace with modern technology. In 1985, when the tin market collapsed and Bolivia faced hyperinflation, COMIBOL shut down most of its activities. In its place miners formed small cooperatives and continued to earn a meager livelihood. The film shows the difficulties of the miners lives--long hours that can only sustained by the chewing of coca leaves. Much of the labor is done by hand-- even women crush rocks with hammers in search of silver. Silicosis is rampant for the miners breathe air laden with silicon particles. Despite these hardships, the miners feel a pride in their profession and in the tradition they are maintaining. Like their ancestors they put their faith in an ancient demon god known as "El Tio" and curry his favor with offerings. The extraordinary cinematography brings the viewer close to the people and the breathtaking landscape that is their home. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Juan S. Betancor
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Heart Broken In Half
directed by Dwight Conquergood and Taggart Seigel; produced by Collective Eye Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 57 mins
Few filmmakers have dared or been able to get behind the headlines to confront the human reality and complexity of street gangs in urban America. Challenging stereotypes, this documentary gives voice to the street youths and reveals their underground culture. Here is an intricate web of symbols and passions, terri...
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directed by Dwight Conquergood and Taggart Seigel; produced by Collective Eye Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 57 mins
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Few filmmakers have dared or been able to get behind the headlines to confront the human reality and complexity of street gangs in urban America. Challenging stereotypes, this documentary gives voice to the street youths and reveals their underground culture. Here is an intricate web of symbols and passions, territory and brotherhood, honor and, all too often, death. Images of street bravado are counterpointed with scenes inside laundromats where...
Few filmmakers have dared or been able to get behind the headlines to confront the human reality and complexity of street gangs in urban America. Challenging stereotypes, this documentary gives voice to the street youths and reveals their underground culture. Here is an intricate web of symbols and passions, territory and brotherhood, honor and, all too often, death. Images of street bravado are counterpointed with scenes inside laundromats where gang members are folding clothes and playing with babies. A former leader of a female gang talks about her dreams for her two young daughters. The violent death and funeral of a Guatemalan street youth stir up the deepest feelings and most haunting questions about both the vulnerability and the heroic ethic of gang life. The film is based on Dwight Conquergood's field research, the ethnographer who also co-produced and co-directed the film. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Collective Eye Films
Author / Creator
Dwight Conquergood, Taggart Seigel
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Sociology, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Holy Water-Gate
directed by Mary Healey Jamiel; produced by Mary Healey Jamiel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 29 mins
Holy Water-Gate explores the lengths to which sexual abuse has been systematically obscured throughout the nation. It presents startling testimony from an admitted priest perpetrator, church officials and victims, as well as the story of Father John Bambrick who was himself molested by a priest as an adolescent an...
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directed by Mary Healey Jamiel; produced by Mary Healey Jamiel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 29 mins
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Holy Water-Gate explores the lengths to which sexual abuse has been systematically obscured throughout the nation. It presents startling testimony from an admitted priest perpetrator, church officials and victims, as well as the story of Father John Bambrick who was himself molested by a priest as an adolescent and continues to seek justice for fellow victims. The victims, victims' advocates, priests and reporters who tried to reveal the situatio...
Holy Water-Gate explores the lengths to which sexual abuse has been systematically obscured throughout the nation. It presents startling testimony from an admitted priest perpetrator, church officials and victims, as well as the story of Father John Bambrick who was himself molested by a priest as an adolescent and continues to seek justice for fellow victims. The victims, victims' advocates, priests and reporters who tried to reveal the situation to public view were repeatedly blocked and/or harassed by the perpetrators themselves and by church officials. In particular the film examines abuse that was occurring in several areas around the country, including Rhode Island, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New York and the methods and mechanisms used to conceal this wide-spread abuse. In chilling testimony, an admitted perpetrator priest, Father William C., recounts his abuse of two children who reported their abuse to the police. The report "disappeared", and no criminal charges were made. The Church sent him for six months' of therapy and later reassigned him to six different parishes. When stories about the sexual abuse began appearing in the Boston Globe, the New York Times and many other newspapers, many victims came forward with their stories and sued the Church. It is clear that the Church put the protection of priests ahead of the protection of children compounding the problem for thousands of Catholic families and individual victims. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mary Healey Jamiel
Author / Creator
Mary Healey Jamiel
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Religion, Clergy, Sexual assault, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Hunting Bobby Oatway
directed by John Kastner, fl. 1997; produced by John Kastner, fl. 1997, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 7 mins
When a sexual predator is released from jail, his accusers often worry that they may now be at risk, or that he will return to their community, placing others in danger. In the situation presented in this compelling film, it is the convicted criminal who is being stalked and hounded by his former victims. Bobby Oa...
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directed by John Kastner, fl. 1997; produced by John Kastner, fl. 1997, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 7 mins
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When a sexual predator is released from jail, his accusers often worry that they may now be at risk, or that he will return to their community, placing others in danger. In the situation presented in this compelling film, it is the convicted criminal who is being stalked and hounded by his former victims. Bobby Oatway was sent to prison for ten years for having sexually molested his children and other family members. When learning of his release...
When a sexual predator is released from jail, his accusers often worry that they may now be at risk, or that he will return to their community, placing others in danger. In the situation presented in this compelling film, it is the convicted criminal who is being stalked and hounded by his former victims. Bobby Oatway was sent to prison for ten years for having sexually molested his children and other family members. When learning of his release to a halfway house in a distant community, his former sistersin-law began a media campaign to identify him as a sexual predator. This was taken up by a local politician, who organized rallies to protest and picket the group home around the clock. The endless chanting was nerve wracking. Oatway's fellow residents turned against him after learning that he is a pedophile. He felt physically threatened by them and by the protestors. His parole officers, seeking a solution, set him up with an escort every time he went out. This surveillance made Oatway feel as though he was still in jail. He and the parole officers feared that he might 'snap.' In the end Oatway requested to be returned to prison.
The film raises the question of whose rights are to be upheld criminal, the victims, or the community?
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Kastner, fl. 1997, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Knowlton Nash, 1927-2014
Author / Creator
John Kastner, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Knowlton Nash, 1927-2014
Topic / Theme
Sexual assault, Justice, Criminals
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
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Islam Behind Bars
directed by John Curtin and Paul Carvalho; produced by Kaos Productions Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 5 mins
No religion is growing faster in Western prisons than Islam. In the United States alone, there are more than 200,000 Muslim inmates. They are mainly black converts searching for an alternative to Christianity, which many reject as the slave-master's faith. Islam Behind Bars takes an unflinching look at the disrupt...
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directed by John Curtin and Paul Carvalho; produced by Kaos Productions Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 5 mins
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No religion is growing faster in Western prisons than Islam. In the United States alone, there are more than 200,000 Muslim inmates. They are mainly black converts searching for an alternative to Christianity, which many reject as the slave-master's faith. Islam Behind Bars takes an unflinching look at the disruptive power of poisonous religious demagoguery, but also leaves the viewer with a better understanding of an intriguing new fact of the b...
No religion is growing faster in Western prisons than Islam. In the United States alone, there are more than 200,000 Muslim inmates. They are mainly black converts searching for an alternative to Christianity, which many reject as the slave-master's faith. Islam Behind Bars takes an unflinching look at the disruptive power of poisonous religious demagoguery, but also leaves the viewer with a better understanding of an intriguing new fact of the black experience in the West. The prisoners follow a path first made famous by Malcolm X, who went to jail for pimping and petty theft and came out a fiery Muslim preacher. He had discovered a strict religion which could bring discipline and dignity to men whose lives had been devastated by violence and drugs. In the aftermath of September 11th, authorities fear that terrorist organizations may recruit Muslim prison converts to attack the West. Richard Reid, the “shoe bomber” was probably recruited while in a British prison. The film shows that there are some imprisoned Muslims who find peace and a respect for all of God’s creations in their new faith, and others who direct their anger at the West. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kaos Productions Inc.
Author / Creator
John Curtin, Paul Carvalho
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Religion, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Last Ghost of War
directed by Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013; produced by Pham Thai Quoc, fl. 2000 and Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 1 mins
At Tu Du Hospital in Saigon, the painful aftermath of the Vietnam War is all too evident. Babies in a special unit have enlarged heads or are missing limbs. Pham Thi Thu Linh, born without arms, writes with her feet. A boy with a shrunken leg careens around the corridor in a wheelchair. Thirty years after the end...
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directed by Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013; produced by Pham Thai Quoc, fl. 2000 and Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 1 mins
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At Tu Du Hospital in Saigon, the painful aftermath of the Vietnam War is all too evident. Babies in a special unit have enlarged heads or are missing limbs. Pham Thi Thu Linh, born without arms, writes with her feet. A boy with a shrunken leg careens around the corridor in a wheelchair. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam War they are among several millions diagnosed by the Vietnamese as victims of Agent Orange. In The Last Ghost of War, we...
At Tu Du Hospital in Saigon, the painful aftermath of the Vietnam War is all too evident. Babies in a special unit have enlarged heads or are missing limbs. Pham Thi Thu Linh, born without arms, writes with her feet. A boy with a shrunken leg careens around the corridor in a wheelchair. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam War they are among several millions diagnosed by the Vietnamese as victims of Agent Orange. In The Last Ghost of War, we meet several who are plaintiffs in a class action suit against 32 US chemical companies. Attorneys, activists, scientists, and a military historian take us to a new battlefield. These Vietnamese victims are seeking compensation and justice. The question is were these dioxin-laden herbicides chemical weapons? And if so, who should be held accountable in the wake of what was allegedly the largest chemical warfare operation in history? Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities A presentation of the Center for Asian American Media With educational and public performance rights College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pham Thai Quoc, fl. 2000, Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Environment, Health, War, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Lines of Blood: The Drug War In Colombia
directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 53 mins
This is a powerful investigation of the drug war which is raging in Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. For almost a decade, the United States, backed by Britain and other Western countries, has tried to smash the powerful and wealthy drug cartels with little success. Coca growing has increased and has now...
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directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 53 mins
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This is a powerful investigation of the drug war which is raging in Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. For almost a decade, the United States, backed by Britain and other Western countries, has tried to smash the powerful and wealthy drug cartels with little success. Coca growing has increased and has now spread into new areas. For 5,000 years the Indians of the Andes have relied on coca, the raw material of cocaine, to ease the harsh re...
This is a powerful investigation of the drug war which is raging in Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. For almost a decade, the United States, backed by Britain and other Western countries, has tried to smash the powerful and wealthy drug cartels with little success. Coca growing has increased and has now spread into new areas. For 5,000 years the Indians of the Andes have relied on coca, the raw material of cocaine, to ease the harsh realities of their life. Coca has been at the very heart of their culture and economy. But when Western- ers began reducing it down to make cocaine, a savage industry of vast proportions was unleashed. Murder and terrorism have become commonplace as drug cartels protect their territory.The film criticizes the rigidity of U.S. policy which doggedly pursues the foreign producers and traffickers, while ignoring the domestic social problems that create the demand. Extradition of drug traders to stand trial in the United States has led to a blood bath against judges, politicians and law enforcement agents in Colombia. And meantime, poor people in inner cities of both countries have had their lives torn apart by the drug scourge. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brian Moser, fl. 1960
Author / Creator
Brian Moser, fl. 1960
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Business, Economics, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Lost for Life
directed by Joshua Rofe, fl. 2012; produced by Joshua Rofe, fl. 2012, Mark Jonathan Harris, fl. 2013, Peter Landesman, fl. 2013, Rick Allen, fl. 2013 and Ted Leonsis, 1957-, Marcel Herman LLC (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
Lost for Life is a documentary about juveniles who are serving life in prison without parole. All are guilty of first-degree murder. The film examines the sometimes unanswerable questions: What is justice when a young person kills? Can a horrific act place a life beyond redemption? Are there alternatives for kids...
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directed by Joshua Rofe, fl. 2012; produced by Joshua Rofe, fl. 2012, Mark Jonathan Harris, fl. 2013, Peter Landesman, fl. 2013, Rick Allen, fl. 2013 and Ted Leonsis, 1957-, Marcel Herman LLC (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
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Lost for Life is a documentary about juveniles who are serving life in prison without parole. All are guilty of first-degree murder. The film examines the sometimes unanswerable questions: What is justice when a young person kills? Can a horrific act place a life beyond redemption? Are there alternatives for kids like these? Or do we simply dispose of them?
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joshua Rofe, fl. 2012, Mark Jonathan Harris, fl. 2013, Peter Landesman, fl. 2013, Rick Allen, fl. 2013, Ted Leonsis, 1957-, Marcel Herman LLC
Author / Creator
Joshua Rofe, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Youth, Crime, Violence, Prison sentences, Law & Criminal Justice
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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
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Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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