Law and Criminal Justice

Black Washingtonians' fight for cannabis legalization reveals the urgent need for D.C. statehood and self-determination.

Benevolence follows the journey of five women who leave prison and move onto a working farm in North Carolina.

Incarcerated at San Quentin during the COVID-19 outbreak, a filmmaker chronicles his journey.

No matter the crime, rape's not part of the penalty.

A powerful documentary about justice, injustice and the death penalty.

A Georgia doctor and leader of the state’s lethal injection team offers a rare reflection on the contradictory world of medicalized executions.

Mothers seek true justice for their murdered sons.

A lifetime demanding self-defense. One night they fought back.

The Greatest Courtroom Drama in History

Genocide on trial in Guatemala

Walking out of the prison gates is just the beginning

The United States imprisons more people, per capita, than any country in the world - A Sentence Apart follows three families as they cope with the infinite ripple effects of incarceration in the U.S.

Medical marijuana and the political process

Men in prison. Victims of crime. A daring idea...

Three Cities, Three Departments, One Common Goal.

Three mothers lose sons at the hands of police officers and unite to fight for change.

Shot over a period of four years, Girl Trouble documents the compelling personal stories of three teenage girls entangled in San Francisco's failing juvenile justice system.

In a murder case that ends a country's use of capital punishment but fails to free an innocent man, Give Up Tomorrow exposes a Kafkaesque world of corruption and injustice.

In just 15 minutes, 'In Circles' offers direct access to the experiences of convicted sex offenders, and to the incredible group that helps them reintegrate into society.

The Peabody Award-winning story of how separation of church and state began in American public schools, and the courageous woman who made it happen.