Visions of abolition : from critical resistance to a new way of life / directed, written and produced by Setsu Shigematsu.

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Contains the following two-part documentary: Part I, Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex which weaves together the voices of women caught in the criminal justice system and leading scholars of prison abolition who examine the racial and gendered violence of the prison system; and Part II, Ab...

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Other Authors: Shigematsu, Setsu
Language:English
Published: [United States?] : [Visionofabolitionorg?], [2012?]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Prisons > United States.
Prison-industrial complex > United States.
Prison-industrial complex.
Prisons.
United States.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Contains the following two-part documentary: Part I, Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex which weaves together the voices of women caught in the criminal justice system and leading scholars of prison abolition who examine the racial and gendered violence of the prison system; and Part II, Abolition: Past, Present, and Future documents the recent history of the prison abolition movement through the efforts of Critical Resistance and explores the meaning of abolitionist politics.
Note:Title from container.
Release date: Mar. 20, 2012.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX5 D0139291 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Dylan Rodriguez, Melissa Burch, Angela Davis.