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"Lives Behind Bars" Film Screening

“Lives Behind Bars,” a free film discussion series hosted at Coe College will create conversation in the Cedar Rapids area about the impact of incarceration on individuals and their communities. Funded in part by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, the film series is open to all and seeks to bring together those with a range of backgrounds and experiences for a productive exchange of perspectives.

The third film we'll screen is True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality. This documentary traces thirty years of Stevenson’s work with the Equal Justice Initiative advocating for incarcerated people, including those on death row. The film won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, among other recognitions. True Justice explores a criminal legal system that, in Bryan Stevenson’s words, “treats you better if you’re rich and guilty than if you’re poor and innocent.” 

In addition to the Sunday afternoon screening at Coe, True Justice is available for home viewing. Sign up here for optional pre-registration; you will be sent an email with a link and passcode to stream the film.

You can also watch True Justice on YouTube (this is the same film, just slightly lower-quality). 

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