Rethinking Crime, Punishment, and Mercy Inside a Prison Classroom | POV Shorts

CLASSROOM 4 is the story of an award-winning History professor from Lewis & Clark College leading a group of students, half incarcerated and half free, in a class titled THE HISTORY OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. Through exploring concepts including masculinity, prison abolition, and mercy, the work challenges the invisibility of incarcerated people, reveals the consequences of mass imprisonment for everyone, and emphasizes the importance of these programs to bring together the incarcerated and free to meet and know one another. Classroom 4 | POV Shorts Director(s): Eden Wurmfeld Producer(s): Eden Wurmfeld, Yael Bridge Made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Find more from POV: https://www.pbs.org/pov/ POV (‪‪‪‪‪@povborders‬) POV (a cinema term for “point of view”) is television’s longest-running showcase for independent nonfiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 500 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.