The House I Live In
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A rigorous companion to 13th’s examination of incarceration: it patiently traces how the drug war’s policies, incentives and human costs shape unequal punishment.
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Why this pick
A rigorous companion to 13th’s examination of incarceration: it patiently traces how the drug war’s policies, incentives and human costs shape unequal punishment.
Why this pick
Built almost entirely from archival footage, this tense civic investigation shares 13th’s focus on institutional power and lets public records expose a devastating system failure.
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01 / THE STORY
Scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

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