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Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life

Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life

# A Commentary About the Prison Industrial Complex and the Prison Abolition Movement
Documentary
📜 Overview: Weaving together the voices of women entangled in the criminal justice system, along with leading scholars on prison abolition, this film provides a critical analysis of the disfunctionality and violence of the prison system.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2011-01-03
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

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Melissa Burch original image
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Melissa Burch
Susan Burton original image
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Susan Burton
Angela Davis original image
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Angela Davis
Ruth Wilson Gilmore original image
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Dylan Rodriguez original image
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Dylan Rodriguez
Andrea Smith original image
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