Frontline: "Locked Up In America"

Solitary Confinement

Video Clips: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/locked-up-in-america/ With extraordinary access, award-winning producer and director Dan Edge (Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown, Kill/Capture, The Wounded Platoon) takes you to the epicenter of the raging debate about prison reform. Solitary Nation, airing April 22, brings you an up-close, graphic look at a solitary confinement unit in Maine’s maximum security prison. Prison State, airing April 29, follows four residents of a housing project in Louisville, Ky., as they cycle in and out of the state’s jails. Both films offer raw and unforgettable firsthand accounts from prisoners, prison staff and people whose lives are forever altered by this troubled system. THE LATEST Coming in April on FRONTLINE April 1, 2014, 1:46 pm ET · by Patrice Taddonio This April, FRONTLINE presents two raw, explosive films that explore America’s fixation on incarceration. Press Release | FRONTLINE Presents “Locked Up in America” April 1, 2014, 12:40 pm ET FRONTLINE Presents “Locked Up in America,” a two-film series examining America’s fixation on incarceration.