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SUMMARY:Crime and Punishment in America
LOCATION:West Charleston Library
DESCRIPTION:The series is the first documentary offering a comprehensive ex
 amination of how the intertwined forces of law\, power\, race\, and class 
 have both shaped and reflected the American experience over four centuries
 . It explores the architecture of justice — prisons\, police\, courts — an
 d the profound moral and social questions beneath them.\n\nTold through a 
 deeply human lens\, each episode is grounded in the stories of individuals
  — incarcerated people\, victims and family members who’ve been affected\,
  prison guards and wardens\, police officers\, reformers\, lawyers\, judge
 s\, outlaws\, and journalists — whose lives were shaped by the policies an
 d politics of their time. From the public hangings in Colonial America to 
 Franklin D. Roosevelt and J. Edgar Hoover’s war on crime\, from Jesse Jame
 s to John Dillinger\, Lucky Luciano to Frank Costello\, from early televis
 ion police procedurals to modern day true crime\, from Jim Crow chain gang
 s to the silent corridors of today’s supermax prison facilities\, the seri
 es illuminates both the visible and invisible legacies of punishment in Am
 erican life.\n\nThe entire documentary will air over four consecutive nigh
 ts on PBS beginning November 16\, 2026 and stream on all PBS digital platf
 orms for a period of four weeks. A first look clip from the film is availa
 ble here.\n\nDirected by Lynn Novick (The Vietnam War\, Hemingway\, Colleg
 e Behind Bars\, The U.S. and the Holocaust)\, executive produced by Ken Bu
 rns and Sam Pollard\, produced by Lucas Frank\, Vanessa González-Block\, L
 ynn Novick\, and Prisca Pointdujour. Samuel L. Jackson\, Laura Linney\, Bo
 bby Cannavale\, Matthew Rhys\, Michael Stuhlbarg\, David Hyde Pierce\, and
  BD Wong provide voices.\n\nFree and open to the public. Seating is on a f
 irst-come\, first-served basis and may be limited. For more information ca
 ll 702.507.3964 or visit www.vegaspbs.org\n\nDetails: https://vegashq.com/
 events/las-vegas/crime-and-punishment-in-america-2026-11-01-9a57259a
URL:https://vegashq.com/events/las-vegas/crime-and-punishment-in-america-20
 26-11-01-9a57259a
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