People and Power
Al Jazeera's weekly investigative documentary program that looks at the use and abuse of power.
- 2007-2015
- 5 seasons
- Documentary
Al Jazeera's weekly investigative documentary program that looks at the use and abuse of power.
Season 5 Episode Guide
2 Episodes 2012 - 2015
Episode 21
Jamaica's Silent Children
Episode 32
America's Prison Problem
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
The US locks up more people than any other country in the world, spending over $80bn each year to keep some two million prisoners behind bars. Over the past three decades, tough sentencing laws have contributed to a doubling of the country's prison population, with laws like the 'Three Strikes and You're Out' mandating life sentences for a wide range of crimes.