Criminal Justice System Movies

The Nature of the Beast explores the life and case of a woman, Bonnie Jean Foreshaw, who was subjected to years of abuse, as a child and in three...

The story of the South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center, five survivors of domestic violence, and their experience in the Massachusetts justice...

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...

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...

When 19-year-old Frankie finds out that her sexual assault case has been closed due to a 'lack of evidence', she turns to her best friend Chloe, who...

Convinced of her son's innocence after he's charged with murder, a woman fights for his freedom against a corrupt and unjust system.

“The Vanishing Trial” looks into “trial penalty,” the term used to describe the substantially longer prison sentence a person...

The impact of mass incarceration is explored through an annual charity trip that takes children to visit their imprisoned mothers.

Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

“The Making of Justice” is a movie about seven prisoners working on the scenario for a crime film together with Sarah Vanhee. Like the...

As Wisconsin reforms its expungement process, the opportunity for a second chance for the formerly incarcerated hinges on a local activist named...