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The Carceral Continuum: An interview with Caleb Smith, author of The Prison and the American Imagination, about our society’s conceptions of “the criminal,” “the prisoner,” and “the disciplinary institution.” |
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The Women of WORTH: An advocacy group of and for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women take on the challenge of criminal justice reform. |
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CONTROL: The Rise of Extreme Incarceration A trailer for the feature documentary currently in production by Muralla Media Works. |
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Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities want to end the criminalization of mental illness in NYC. |
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When Radio Goes Silent: An interview with sound artist Zach Poff and a look at his new piece, Radio Silence. |
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Fighting Prisons: A video round up of anti-prison activism straight from the 2010 US Social Forum, Detroit. Includes interviews with Critical Resistance, AFSC, Repeal Coalition, and Generation Five. |
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The Invention of Solitary: Eastern State Prison opened its doors in 1829 in Philadelphia. It was the worlds first penitentiary system based on solitary confinement. |
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The Story All Around Us: A group of youths in Crown Heights are documenting their neighborhood’s oral history. |
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Quiet Time: Practitioners of Vipassana meditation observe silence for 10, 20, even 60 days at a time. |
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Tale of a Walled Town: The story of Clarence Alexander Rae, a poet who was incarcerated in solitary confinement in Eastern State Penitentiary. |
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Pursuit of Silence: An in depth interview with author George Prochnik about his new book that examines the valuable role silence plays in our lives. |
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NEPU Mic’d: Visit with members of the New England Phonographer’s Union during a recording session and performance. |
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Silent Worship: The Brooklyn Friends Meeting house is a gathering place where Quakers meet to worship in silence. |
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Silence=Death: Avram Finkelstein, a member of the Silence=Death Project, talks about AIDS, ACT-UP, institutional silence, Holocaust imagery, street art, and the making of an iconic political image. |
