The screening will be followed by a discussion with Professor Julilly Kohler-Hausmann (History), Carol Boyce Davies (Ujamaa Faculty Fellow who teaches "Reading the New Jim Crow") and John Crutchfield (former inmate).

2012 > USA > Directed by Eugene Jarecki.

With David Simon (THE WIRE).

From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy. “Jarecki's film makes a shattering case against the War on Drugs.” (Roger Ebert) Winner of the Grand Jury Prize, U.S. documentary, 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Cosponsored with the Dept of Government, the American Studies Program and the Africana Studies and Research Center. More at thehouseilivein.org. Digital projection.

1 hr 48 minutes.