Prison reform.

  • Inside Attica (Episode 3 of 5)

    We are Attica / produced by Bruce Soloway March 30, 1972| interview by Bruce Soloway;| technical production by David Rapkin.| Interviews with former Attica prison inmates involved in the Attica State Prison rebellion. The rebellion was September, 1971. These prisoners were in maximum security afterwards and interviewed in February, 1972.| Excerpts from interviews with seven…

  • Democracy Now : April 9 : Censorship Of The Arts

    Democracy Now : April 9 : Censorship Of The Arts / Pacifica Foundation| produced by Julie Drizin| hosted and produced by Amy Goodman. – A daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including grassroots organizations, who challenge the status quo. –…

  • Attica : five years after / produced by David Levine.

    On consequences of the 1971 prison riot and current conditions; interview with John Hill. The program traces the consequences of the 1971 rebellion at Attica State Prison; current conditions at the prison; the state’s imbalanced prosecution of Attica cases; the abject failure to convict; the subsequent exposure by a former state prosecutor; and an interiew…

  • Not to mourn for George Jackson, but to continue where he left off / Georgia Jackson ; interviewed by Karen Wald.

    George Jackson’s mother discusses her open letter concerning her son’s death in San Quentin, his movement for prisoners rights, and the need to continue the struggle.

  • Tom Wicker on prison reform.

    Wicker discusses his experiences negotiating at the Attica prison riot, the prison system and prison reform.

  • Prison day : speeches, addresses, and discussions on the American prison system / introduced by Denny Smithson.

    Conference pointing out the need for drastic reform of the American prison system. |pt.1. Keynote address / Tom Muron ; morning panel on perspectives on the present and future of prisons (2 reels : 100 min.) — pt.2. Afternoon panel on the prison experience (2 reels : 120 min.).

  • Angela’s homecoming.

    A few days after activist Angela Davis was found not guilty of all the charges against her, she spoke at the Embassy Auditorium in Los Angeles about her experiences in prison and her commitment to the prison movement. She explores the value of organizing in order to bring about prison reform, how both men and…