Returning Citizens (DVD, 2017) and 12 similar items

Factory Sealed Brand New DVD Our SKU AN 350C--4oz (INC sml qty ONAL) Returning Citizens focuses on a passionate group of individuals who are looking for a second chance - or perhaps a chance they never had - to begin with. Taking place in Southeast Washington DC, the film offers a humanizing perspective on a community that has been negatively impacted by mass incarceration. From freshly returning individuals struggling to rebuild their lives, to community leaders working to end the on-going cycle of crime and violence, the stories unveiled in Returning Citizens offer proof that change is possible when the right opportunities are presented. With 6,000 ex-offenders returning to Washington DC each year, these "Returning Citizens" make up 10% of the population. Due to the recent bi- partisan push for prison reform, the number of newly released men and women is rapidly rising, as are the rates of crime and violence. Upon release they are faced with challenge of setting an example for others in their community, or repeating past mistakes.