This special American Radioworks collection contains five programs:
Locked Down
Supermax prisons are icons of America's tough penal system. But do Supermaxes live up to their promise of stopping violent crime? This report takes listeners inside one Supermax prison where sophisticated prison gangs flourish, often against all odds.
Deadly Decisions
How do jurors decide who should live and who should die?
Justice on Trial
From the trials of Nazis at Nuremberg to the prosecution of war criminals in the former Yugoslavia, to people's courts in Rwanda: how effective is the machinery of international justice?
Corrections Inc.
The nation's swelling inmate population has turned imprisonment into a $50 billion-a-year industry. Those who've prospered along the way include corporations, prison guard unions, and police agencies. American RadioWorks correspondent John Biewen examines how some of those with vested interests help to shape who gets locked up and for how long.
Jailing the Mentally Ill
Why are so many mentally ill Americans behind bars?
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