Playlist Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
A "Daily Struggle": WTTW's 'FIRSTHAND' Explores the Challenges Complicating Life After Prison
Daniel HautzingerThousands of restrictive laws govern people who have been released from prison in the United States, making it difficult for them to find housing, employment, and to restart life after they have done their time, as WTTW's FIRSTHAND: Life After Prison explores. The producer of the documentaries spoke about the project.
Addressing Mass Incarceration From Within the System
Daniel HautzingerHear from the filmmaker of the new Independent Lens series Philly D.A., which follows reformer Larry Krasner as he attempts to change the culture of the district attorney's office and reduce mass incarceration in the country's most incarcerated city with progressive policies.