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  • Michelle Alexander — Locked Out of America
    December 20, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Lawyer and activist Michelle Alexander tells Bill about an emerging movement that aims to end mass incarceration and its impact on America.
  • Segment: Susan Burton -- A New Way of Life
    December 20, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Bill Moyers introduces Susan Burton who turned her life around after serving time for drug-related felonies and now helps formerly-incarcerated women rebuild their lives.
  • Incarceration Nation
    December 20, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Bill Moyers speaks with activist Michelle Alexander about the key to unlocking our dehumanizing system of incarceration, and shares a clip from a film about an ex-convict who helps women get back on their feet after prison.
  • Essential Facts and Figures on Incarceration in America
    December 20, 2013
    | John Light
    Mass incarceration has become a form of legalized discrimination that makes it more difficult for millions to participate in basic aspects of our democracy.
  • 23 Petty Crimes That Can Mean Prison for Life
    November 14, 2013
    | Josh Harkinson
    A new ACLU report documents the disturbing growth of endless sentences.
  • Morning Reads: Three Election Nail-Biters and Life Behind Bars for Petty Crimes
    November 13, 2013
    A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...
  • Morning Reads: Catastrophe... and Real Lightsabers!
    October 1, 2013
    A roundup of some of the stuff we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company.
  • Even Rand Paul Thinks We Need to Reform Voting Laws for Felons
    September 19, 2013
    | Joshua Holland
    Over two percent of American adults are barred from the voting booth. This kind of widespread disenfranchisement can have a significant electoral impact.
  • Johnny Cash on Our Personal Prisons
    May 3, 2013
    The legendary singer tells Bill what the song "Amazing Grace" means to him.
  • The True Costs of Mass Incarceration
    July 12, 2012
    | Theresa Riley
    The lawyer behind the Supreme Court victory outlawing mandatory life imprisonment of minors explains how age and race influence criminal justice.


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