Found 23 resources on criminal justice

criminal justice


The following films from the Media That Matters™ collection explore the issue of criminal justice.

Bad Choices

More About Bad Choices from Producer Curt McPhail This film was done in partnership with the Strengthening…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 5 collection

Book ‘Em: Undereducated, Overincarcerated

In New Haven, Connecticut the pipeline from school to prison is shorter than you might think.
Official selection of the Media That Matters 6 collection

Books Not Bars

More About Books Not Bars from WITNESS Public spending to support increased incarceration is booming while spending…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 4 collection

CopWatch

Television audiences have become accustomed to the celebration of ruckus police action via the reality TV show,…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 3 collection

Day of Remembrance

More About Day of Remembrance from Director Cynthia Fujikawa Day of Remembrance is a short documentary that…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 4 collection

Diane Wilson, A Warrior’s Tale

Diane Wilson, A Warrior’s Tale is one of several short subjects that appeared in an hour-long Lifetime…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 3 collection

ECHOES OF INCARCERATION

ECHOES OF INCARCERATION is a youth-produced documentary focusing on the impact of the prison system on children.…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

EXILED IN AMERICA

EXILED IN AMERICA explores immigration in the United States, focusing on detention and deportation from the point…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

Face to Face: Stories from the Aftermath of Infamy

Face to Face, produced by Rob Mikuriya, connects the experiences of Japanese-Americans in the early 1940s with…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 3 collection

GRACE

About GRACE from Director & Producer Kathleen Hulka The story follows the lives of three women: a…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

Happy Ending

More About Happy Ending from Director Chris Irrizarry Happy Ending was produced at the HBO Young Filmmakers…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 5 collection

HIV IS NOT A CRIME

HIV IS NOT A CRIME grew out of the anti-criminalization advocacy work of Sean Strub. Strub is…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

Homecoming

Filmmaker Jonathan Skurnik I’m Just Anneke is the first film in a four-part series of short films…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 5 collection

I AM SEAN BELL

When I chose to do the Sean Bell film, I was extremely disturbed by the verdict and…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 10 collection

In the Morning

More About In The Morning from Director Danielle Lurie When a young Turkish woman, Derya, 15, is…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 6 collection

JUSTICE DENIED: VOICES FROM GUANTANAMO

The American Civil Liberties Union wanted to use audio recordings to preserve the testimonials of five former…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 10 collection

LONE WOLF

On July 8, 2005, blogger and activist Josh Wolf filmed an anti-G8 protest in San Francisco’s mission…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

No Escape, Prison Rape

The first federal bill to stop prison rape, the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2002, was introduced…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 3 collection

PERVERSION OF JUSTICE

Thousands of women are serving outlandish federal prison sentences in the United States for their tangential relationships…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 8 collection

Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border

More About Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border from Producer WITNESS Rights on the Line:…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

Silence Speaks

Silence Speaks provides violence survivors, witnesses, and prevention advocates with the support, skills, and equipment they need…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 3 collection

System Failure

More About System Failure from Producer WITNESS Juvenile justice in California is a national embarrassment, a statewide…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 5 collection

WILL I BE NEXT?

WILL I BE NEXT? explores the issue of gun violence in Chicago. Five established experts and numerous…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

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