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American Jail

American Jail

American Jail

2018· 1h 0m

Documentary

Directed by Roger Ross Williams

5.0/ 10

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Overview

In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.

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