Samuel Smith served 20 years in prisons in New York, South Carolina, and in Washington D.C.
An interview with Joshua Barnes, formerly incarcerated for 20 years.
The Secretary of the Department of Corrections for the State of Pennsylvania talks about a value shift in America
An interview with Pedro Collazo, formerly incarcerated in New York for eight years.
An interview with Sharanda Jones, who served 16 years in prison in Texas and was granted clemency in 2016 by President Obama
An interview with Juan Roldan, formerly incarcerated in New York for 25 years.
An interview with with Johnny Perez, formerly incarcerated for almost 13 years.
Raymond Rodriguez doesn't remember why his dad was arrested. He doesn't even remember exactly how old he was when police officers entered the home he shared with his parents and two siblings in the Bronx, threw his dad on the floor, and took him away.
We assembled many of the world's best journalists, researchers, writers, policy experts, creative directors, social workers producers, artists, designers, engineers--and most importantly, those on the inside: current and formerly incarcerated individuals and their family as well as those working for the department of corrections--to recreate a virtual world that captures the real world with more integrity and emotional honesty than ever before possible.
The special offers a panoramic perspective on crime and punishment, and will follow all of the key elements in America's sprawling justice system, including prisoners and their families, members of the judiciary, and community reformers.
Clemency is the only way out for the thousands of nonviolent drug offenders serving life terms in federal prison.
What happens when we lock up juvenile offenders in adult prisons? "Stickup Kid," a FRONTLINE digital exclusive, tells the story of Alonza Thomas -- sent to adult prison in California at age 16 -- and how spending over a decade behind bars impacted him.
In 1991, Shaka Senghor shot and killed a man. He was, he says, "a drug dealer with a quick temper and a semi-automatic pistol." Jailed for second degree murder, that could very well have been the end of the story. But it wasn't. Instead, it was the beginning of a years-long journey to redemption, one with humbling and sobering lessons for us all.