Conviction is an extremely interesting, albeit very sad short film that explains the story of Jeffrey Deskovic, a man who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the rape and murder of a high school classmate that he did not commit. Jeffrey's story is heartbreaking and especially poignant in today's climate, and it is especially sad to think that there are many people like him currently incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. He also tells about the tactics police used to place him under arrest (I thought it was especially sad when he talked about how he wanted to be a cop as a kid and thought he would be helping police by going to talk to them, as well as how he did not know he was under arrest until he got to the police station) and his experiences while imprisoned. He also discusses the effects of his imprisonment on him and the depression he experienced while imprisoned and while in solitary confinement. Eighteen years after Jeffrey was imprisoned, the man who actually committed the crime he was imprisoned for confesses and Jeffrey is released, but the time he spent in the prison system has clearly had a profound effect on his life. He talks a bit about the time he lost while he was in jail, and how he is forty-five years old but does not feel like he is as so much of his life and chance to grow was taken away from him. The documentary also touches on the flaws in the American criminal justice system in an engaging and thoughtful manner, especially the issues with the American prison system and how it's focus on punishment instead of rehabilitation does not help most inmates get and maintain the support systems they need to stop committing crimes.