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The House I Live In Official Trailer #1 (2012) Drugs Documentary Movie HD

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What it is

Official trailer for Eugene Jarecki's 2012 documentary The House I Live In, an investigative look at America's war on drugs and its effect on the criminal justice system. It won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend the film itself as an eye-opening account of how drug laws drove mass incarceration and militarized policing.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 5 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2015

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'd highly recommend anyone very interested in learning more about how this came to be to watch the documentary”

    Documentary on how drug laws drove mass incarceration and policing

    asr2bd, 2013-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Militarized police overreach — a second excerpt from Radley Balko's book”

  2. “It will change the way you think about drugs and the United States' prison system.”

    Documentary on by-any-means-necessary law enforcement and the US prison system

    hawkharris, 2013-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove Eclipsing N.S.A.’s”

  3. “one of the most important documentaries I've ever seen”

    Documentary explaining mandatory minimum sentencing

    sharkweek, 2014-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Solitary confinement’s psychological effects”

  4. “a fantastic documentary about the US drug war/justice system. Go watch it now.”

    Fantastic documentary on the US drug war and justice system

    kristofferR, 2015-05 · Strong recommendation · in “In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: drug policy, mass incarceration, criminal justice, mandatory minimums, documentary

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