1993 年,华盛顿州选民通过了三击法,将被认为是不可救药的超级掠夺者的儿童终身监禁,不得假释。在 1980 年代和 90 年代基于恐惧的政治政策期间,受全国毒品战争狂潮、犯罪升级和帮派活动的影响,华盛顿州塔科马牺牲了他们最脆弱的孩子。该市缺乏社会服务和对早期教育的针对性投资,住房和就业方面的日益不平等,以及惩罚文化(包括不得假释、三次罢工、武装犯罪重刑和其他过度量刑的法律) ,玷污了塔科马的风景,并注定这些孩子在监狱里过着他们的生活。 SINCE I BEEN DOWN 是一个美国故事,通过一个被毒品、贫困和恐惧摧毁的社区,展示华盛顿州塔科马市,作为“美国每个城镇”的例子。被扔进监狱——不是为了教育或改造,而是为了驱逐和惩罚(“眼不见,心不烦”)——这些现在已经成年的孩子无法保持沉默。他们一起建立了一个超越监狱围墙的囚犯康复社区。这部电影是一部戏剧性的编年史,讲述了帮派、恐惧、种族主义和权力如何阻碍一个美国社区的发展,以及他们如何通过针对棕色人种和黑人青年以获得虚假的安全、保障和繁荣感来赶走最贫穷的人,整整一代人都消失了。 SINCE I BEEN DOWN 聚焦囚犯 Kimonti Carter 并跟随他的努力,以及一大群囚犯,因为他们摆脱了命运并创造了一种正在改变他们的生活、他们的社区、我们的监狱和我们自己的教育模式人性。
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