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The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

2018•12m
Documentary

This video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice policy decisions dating back to the 1960s. Although the effects often took decades to manifest, each of these policy shifts increased the rate of incarceration in the U.S. The video ends with many of the architects of these changes, Democrats and Republicans alike, admitting the failure of these policies and suggesting that it is time for real change.

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Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self

Charles B. Rangel

Self

Booth Gardner

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown

Self

Pete Wilson

Self

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self

Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer

Self

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Self

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self

Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Self

Eric Holder

Eric Holder

Self

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