Since I Been Down

2022 • 105 minutes

About this movie

Since I Been Down tells the dramatic story of how an American community held captive by 1990's punitive policies lead children into gangs, violence and drugs, and for a false sense of safety, security and prosperity, this community rushed to discard the poorest, targeted brown and black youth into prisons for life.

Ratings and reviews

A compelling documentary about the failures of our current criminal punishment system. Film points the way to a different option that includes real accountability instead of just locking people away.