Exposes the reasons the US incarcerates more people than any other nation on the planet---more than 2.3 million Americans are behind bars.
Outcasts: Surviving the Culture of Rejection examines the history, causes, and devastating affects of recidivism on families and communities in Tennessee, where more than 50 percent of released prisoners return to jail or prison within three years.—Anonymous
The documentary team travels from Nashville, Tennessee, to Washington, DC to find the answers to why the recidivism rate is so high and why the US incarcerates more of its citizens than any country in the world. The film centers on the difficult transition from prison to community and why more than 50 percent of released prisoners return to prison within 3 years.—Stephen Newton