american justice system

8 movies and shows

Daughters

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.

It's Criminal

Mon, 27 Mar 2017

A documentary about privilege, economics, justice and injustice via a class taught at Dartmouth College that mixes students and incarcerated women.

Frustrated by the liberal left and what he deems the destruction of the country he risked his life for, reclusive veteran Quint North (Schneider) is ordered by the court to keep his distance from the local high school with the American flag on the back of his El Camino or face a fine and jail time. In an ultimate exhibition of patriotism, he sets forth a series of events that just may get him killed in his own front yard.

In Search of Bass Reeves

Wed, 21 Feb 2024

By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to justice and served in law enforcement for 32 years during Reconstruction after the Civil War. His story is one of an escape to freedom and the dangers of the West for a former slave who rose to become a legend of the law. Join us as we go in search of Bass Reeves.

How We Get Free

Sat, 15 Apr 2023

In Denver, an intrepid activist runs for office with the aim of eliminating cash bail.

The Trials of Alan Dershowitz

Thu, 09 Nov 2023

A behind-the-scenes look at the most famous lawyer of his generation as scandal threatens his career and legacy.

Freedom Downtime

Mon, 01 Jan 2001

A feature-length documentary about the Free Kevin movement and the hacker world.

Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti

Mon, 01 Jan 2007

Scott Panetti was tried for the capital murder of his parents-in-law on September 8, 1992 in Gillespie County, Texas. He was subsequently sentenced to death on September 22, 1995. Panetti has an extensive history of mental illness, including schizophrenia, manic depression, auditory hallucinations and paranoia. Panetti was hospitalized, both voluntarily and involuntarily for mental illness fourteen times in six different hospitals before his arrest for capital murder in 1992. Following his conviction, Panetti’s former wife, and daughter of the victims, Sonja Alvarado, filed a petition stating that Panetti never should have been tried for the crimes as he was suffering from paranoid delusions at the time of the killings.