Crime and Punishment in America
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Monday, Nov. 16–Thursday, Nov. 19, at 8 PM
Monday, Nov. 16–Thursday, Nov. 19, at 10 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 17–Friday, Nov. 20, at 2 AM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Saturdays at 3 PM beginning Nov. 21
This new four-part series, directed by Lynn Novack and executive produced by Ken Burns, explores the consequential story of criminal justice in America — from the colonial era to today.
At once expansive and intimate, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA offers a sweeping look at the American criminal justice system, from the origins of prisons and policing to our continued fascination with crime, and traces the contours of our imperfect system and how it influences nearly all parts of our society: the media, economics and politics.
Through the voices and testimony of those who have committed crimes, experienced incarceration, enforced the law, or lost loved ones to violence, the series explores the cost of America’s choices and the enduring tension between crime and punishment, vengeance and mercy, justice and redemption.
