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CA Prison Documentary

Documentary Film Examines State Prison Crisis

California Prisons Under Pressure Airs on the Internet and Cable TV 

The California Correctional Peace Offers Association presents California Prisons Under Pressure, a groundbreaking film documentary that examines some of the root causes of prison overcrowding. The documentary can be viewed "on demand" and can also be seen on the California Channel, a cable channel which covers state government and politics. (find a cable system near you that that carries the California Channel) The series was produced by Peppers.TV of Mather, California.

The four-part series, each a half-hour long, focuses on state policies and politics that have resulted in the current prison situation which many have labeled a corrections crisis.

Filmed at multiple locations throughout the state of California, California Prisons Under Pressure is a balanced journalistic account of the issues that have combined to create prison overcrowding.

Representatives from law enforcement, corrections, prisoners' rights groups and state legislators from both sides of the political aisle give their views on the root causes of the crisis. They also offer suggestions for reforms and new policy initiatives to solve long-term issues that have led to the current crisis. 

"This ground-breaking documentary is designed to get past the newspaper headlines and thirty-second sound bites and provide viewers with a look at the facts, as well as the diversity of opinion surrounding the issues affecting crime, punishment and incarceration in California, said CCPOA President Mike Jimenez.

EPISODES: 

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4