TV series
Crime and Punishment in America
2026 · 1 season
A sober, carefully argued history lesson that moves methodically through centuries, asking you to sit with uncomfortable truths rather than spectacle.
- Created by
- Lynn Novick
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Keith David
- Overview
- The story of criminal justice in America from the colonial era to today, and how Americans have wrestled with the problem of crime, the purpose of punishment and the meaning of justice for more than 250 years.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, crime, power, race
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Lynn Novick
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Keith David
