Movies and TvShows featuring "prisoner-rights" theme.

Attica is a powerful documentary that explores the tragic events of the 1971 Attica prison uprising, showcasing the struggles of prisoners, the brutal response by law enforcement, and the demands for prisoner rights. The film delves into the racial tensions, negotiations, and the role of journalists and prison guards during this historic and harrowing episode.

When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal involuntary sterilizations in California’s women’s prison system, they take to the courtroom to wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes - from dangerously inadequate health care to sexual assault to coercive sterilizations - primarily targeting women of color. But no one believes them. This shocking legal drama captured over seven years features extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated women, demanding our attention to a shameful and ongoing legacy of eugenics and reproductive injustice in the United States.