Locked Up In America: Solitary Nation & Prison State

Two Frontline episodes on the American penal system. Solitary Nation looks at life in solitary confinement in Maine's maximum security prison. Prison State addresses the problem of mass incarceration in America, focusing on four residents of a Louisville, Kentucky housing project as they cycle in and out of the state's prison system.

Prison State:
https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-prison-state/