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  • People and Power America's Prison Problem (Season 5, Episode 32)
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People and Power

America's Prison Problem (Season 5, Episode 32)
TV Episode | Documentary
The US locks up more people than any other country in the world, spending over $80bn each year to keep some two million prisoners behind bars. Over the past three decades, tough sentencing laws have contributed to a doubling of the ...See moreThe US locks up more people than any other country in the world, spending over $80bn each year to keep some two million prisoners behind bars. Over the past three decades, tough sentencing laws have contributed to a doubling of the country's prison population, with laws like the 'Three Strikes and You're Out' mandating life sentences for a wide range of crimes. See less
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Producers
Monica Lam (producer) | Michael Montgomery (producer)
Cinematographers
Singeli Agnew | Roberto Daza | Sharon Pieczenik
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Updated Nov 1, 2012
Release date
Nov 1, 2012 (United States)

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