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Synopsis
In 1993, Washington State voters passed the three-strikes law and sent children considered irredeemable super-predators to prison for life without parole. Influenced by the national drug war frenzy, escalating crime, and gang activity, during the fear-based political policies of the 1980’s and ‘90’s, Tacoma, Washington sacrificed their most-vulnerable children. The city’s lack of both social services and targeted investments in early education; the increasing inequality in housing and employment, and the culture of punishment (including no-parole, three-strikes, hard-time for armed-crime, and other excessive sentencing laws), stained the Tacoma landscape and destined these children to live their lives out behind bars. Thrown into prison not for education or rehabilitation but for removal and punishment (out of sight, out of mind), these children, who are now adults, could not be silenced. Together they built a prisoners’ community of healing and restorative justice that extends beyond prison walls.
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| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Video Release: | May 24th, 2022 by Self Distributed |
| Running Time: | 105 minutes |
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| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Jimmie Lewis Productions, Field Studios, June Films, Prison Education |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |