The House I Live In

"The war on drugs has never been about drugs."

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

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Carré rouge sur fond noir

Carré rouge sur fond noir

2013

The Big One

The Big One

1997

Defending Our Lives

Defending Our Lives

1994

Wrong Fellows

Wrong Fellows

2010

From Gaol to Rectory

From Gaol to Rectory

1927

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

1966

Binibining Detainee

Binibining Detainee

2018

Behind Bars

Behind Bars

2001

Cruel and Unusual

Cruel and Unusual

2006

Extreme Consequences: The Reality of Prison Life

Extreme Consequences: The Reality of Prison Life

2007

Life After Life

Life After Life

2017

The Condemned

2013

Standard Operating Procedure

Standard Operating Procedure

2008

Privacy of Wounds

Privacy of Wounds

2018

Belzer Behind Bars

Belzer Behind Bars

1983

Non-Stop

Non-Stop

2020

Prison, My Parents & Me

Prison, My Parents & Me

2016

Mula

Mula

2021

Chodorkowskis neue Freiheit

2016

Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life

Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life

2011