The Road to Mass Incarceration

This video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice policy decisions dating back to the 1960s. Although the effects often took decades to manifest, each of these policy shifts increased the rate of incarceration in the U.S. The video ends with many of the architects of these changes, Democrats and Republicans alike, admitting the failure of these policies and suggesting that it is time for real change.

Full Cast of The Road to Mass Incarceration

Barry Goldwater as Self

Barry Goldwater

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Hubert H. Humphrey as Self

Hubert H. Humphrey

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Lyndon B. Johnson as Self

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Richard Nixon as Self

Richard Nixon

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Nelson Rockefeller as Self

Nelson Rockefeller

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Ronald Reagan as Self

Ronald Reagan

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Nancy Reagan as Self

Nancy Reagan

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) w...

Jesse Jackson as Self

Jesse Jackson

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George H. W. Bush as Self

George H. W. Bush

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Bill Clinton as Self

Bill Clinton

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William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 t...

Joe Biden as Self

Joe Biden

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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is currently serving as the 46th President of the United Sta...

Chuck Schumer as Self

Chuck Schumer

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Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from New York, a seat to ...

Newt Gingrich as Self

Newt Gingrich

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Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician, author, and historian who served as the 50th Speaker of the United S...

George W. Bush as Self

George W. Bush

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Rand Paul as Self

Rand Paul

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Randal Howard Paul is an American politician and physician serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky ...

Eric Holder as Self

Eric Holder

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Paul Ryan as Self

Paul Ryan

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Cory Booker as Self

Cory Booker

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Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician, attorney, and author who has served as the junio...

Barack Obama as Self

Barack Obama

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Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to ...

Charles B. Rangel

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Booth Gardner

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Jerry Brown

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Pete Wilson

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