The Empire Files — Season 1, Episode 3: Tortured & Enslaved: Enter the World's Biggest Prison
Documentary, News, War & Politics • 30 min • 2 seasons, 27 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
The Empire holds by far the most prisoners than any other country on earth, in both absolute numbers and per capita. Abby Martin explores the dark reality of America's prisons: their conditions, who is warehoused in them, and the roots of mass incarceration.
About The Empire Files
From inside history's biggest empire, host Abby Martin records a world shaped by war & inequality, and explores the U.S. Empire, its rise to world hegemony and its impact on people and the planet.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Rise of History's Biggest Empire
- E29/11 and the Belligerent Empire
- E4War, Propaganda & the Enemy Within
- E5Butchery, Slavery & History of Revolt
- E6America's Unofficial Religion: The War on an Idea
- E7The Empire's Election Extravaganza
- E8The Censored Reality of the Refugee Crisis
- E9The Distortion & Death Behind Israel/Palestine Coverage
- E10Palestine's Rebellion, Israel's Fascism
- E11Thanksgiving to 'Redskins' - Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide
- E12The US School That Trains Dictators & Death Squads
- E13Bush Military Official: The Empire's Ship is Sinking