Critical resistance : beyond the prison industrial complex

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Critical Resistance Conference (1st : 1998 : Berkeley, Calif.)

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"The growing reliance on prisons as the solution to systematic social problems, has created a punishment industry that bleeds taxpayers as it wields repression against the poor, immigrants and mino...

"The growing reliance on prisons as the solution to systematic social problems, has created a punishment industry that bleeds taxpayers as it wields repression against the poor, immigrants and minorities." Visions of Freedom shows highlights from the Critical Resistance Conference held in Berkeley, California in 1998. Weaving music, poetry and speakers at the conference, this video highlights the growing movement to end the lockdown. USA INCarcerated outlines the growth of the prison industrial complex, the privatization of corrections and the social trade-offs being made to support it. It includes speakers at the Conference, interviews, and other material.

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