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Nov 2011
With sweeping access inside the Youth Incarcerated As Adults (YIA) cellblock at the maximum security Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle, Indiana, "Young Kids, Hard Time" reveals what life is like for kids as young as 12 who will grow up behind bars. The YIA cellblock is home to 53 kids who are rarely permitted to leave the unit, due to the dangers posed by the adult prisoners just outside their door. But once a youth offender turns 18, they begin the immediate transition into the general prison population, where thousands of adult prisoners await. "Young Kids, Hard Time" explores post-conviction life for children staring down decades behind bars, illuminating the effects of sentencing kids to the adult prison system, and whether or not this practice leads to a safer society.
Jan 2012
It's the place where lies unravel and alibis crumble, and in the interrogation room, cases can be made... or broken. In California, a seasoned detective takes us along, for a psychological showdown with a suspected serial rapist. And in Arkansas, a teenage boy tells us what's it like to be 12 years old, and sitting in the interrogation chair.
Jun 2012
It's the place where lies unravel and alibis crumble - the interrogation room, or as the police call it, "The Box." In the casino town of Reno, Nevada, an accused killer is confronted by his girlfriend, while detectives listen to every word. And in Mississippi, a mother bursts in, as her 13-year-old son confesses to murder. MSNBC takes you "Inside the Box," where cases can be made, or broken.