What happens when a struggling rural community tries to revive its economy by inviting prisons in?
Prison Town, USA tells the story of Susanville, one California town that tries to resuscitate its economy by building a prison — with unforeseen consequences.
The story of four families living in a modern-day prison town, as told in this new P.O.V. documentary, is a riveting look at one of the most striking phenomena of our times: a prison-building and incarceration boom unprecedented in American history.
Prison Town, USA lays bare the economic and political dynamics behind the prison-building frenzy that is changing the landscape of rural America, shedding light on some of the little-understood human costs of the nation’s criminal-justice policies.
“There are now over 7 million people incarcerated, on probation or parole in the United States,” says co-director Katie Galloway. We hope this film will awaken people to the real consequences of prison expansion, particularly in rural areas that have been so important in forming the history and character of California and the country.”
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