Name: Why America Throws the Poor in Prison
Genre: History, News
Released: 2021-02-12
Cast: Chase Madar

The news genre delivers timely and factual information about current events, developments, and issues of public interest. The primary purpose of news content is to inform the audience about what is happening in the world around them, providing them with essential facts, analysis, and context.

The history genre features recounting and analyzing past events, societies, cultures, and historical figures. This genre aims to provide insights into the development of civilizations, the causes and consequences of historical events, and the impact of individuals and ideas on the course of history.

America built mass incarceration: the wholesale imprisonment of entire populations. Why, exactly, are so many people in prison - more than the entire population of New Mexico? Chase Madar explains.

Chase Madar in Why America Throws the Poor in Prison (2021)

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