The Sentence

2018 Sundance Audience Award, Documentary. Director: Rudy Valdez. @parkpictures @HBODocs An intimate portrait of how our sentencing laws impact kids & families.

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"Devastating"- @nytimes
"Essential"- @ebertchicago
"Heart-breakingly personal"- @latimes
"Jittery with passion & anticipation"- @VanityFair
"Important"- @LSJNews
"Compelling"-@NCRonline
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“Missing my daughters grow up. That’s what I was sentenced to.” — Cindy Shank, subject of @TheSentenceDoc. 🗣 Join our impact campaign w. @OdysseyImpactNY + bring our film to your community. Learn more: https://t.co/Wkxxm9x5eZ

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.@MarshallProj shares an experience in a prison with 200 men + 8 phones. In @TheSentenceDoc we see Cindy’s family take extra jobs to be able to afford phone calls and the rare visit to Cindy, especially once she was transferred 100s of miles away. https://t.co/v1QziC7F63

[The Sentence @TheSentenceDoc]

“Missing my daughters grow up. That’s what I was sentenced to.” — Cindy Shank, subject of @TheSentenceDoc. 🗣 Join our impact campaign w. @OdysseyImpactNY + bring our film to your community. Learn more: https://t.co/Wkxxm9x5eZ

[Teen Vogue @TeenVogue]

With @photo_patch, you can send photos to relatives in prison for free. https://t.co/bVpukqEFKO

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Fatal victims illuminate women’s unique problems in prison, and the all-too-common ways they get there in the first place. via @MarshallProj https://t.co/htBebREaym

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.@WFPLNews discusses the prison industrial complex and the far reaching impact #massincarceration has on the families, children + loved ones left behind. 🎧 ↓
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"One in three families goes into debt trying to stay in touch with an incarcerated loved one, and 87 percent of those carrying the financial burden are women, disproportionately women of color." https://t.co/btH9tLKg03

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No matter the circumstances, a person convicted of an offense that carries a “mandatory minimum” will be sentenced to a certain minimum # of yrs in federal prison. Spark conversation — host an online viewing of our film w/ your community or class → e-mail [email protected]

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📞 What would you pay to hear your mom's voice? Almost anything. And, the prison system knows it. Help us spur honest conversation about the effects of #massincarceration on families. Join our impact campaign + host a virtual screening → https://t.co/Wkxxm9x5eZ

[The Sentence @TheSentenceDoc]

.@MarshallProj shares an experience in a prison with 200 men + 8 phones. In @TheSentenceDoc we see Cindy’s family take extra jobs to be able to afford phone calls and the rare visit to Cindy, especially once she was transferred 100s of miles away. https://t.co/v1QziC7F63

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‘No such thing as social distancing’ when you’re incarcerated. https://t.co/zjusORYSnJ

[The Sentence @TheSentenceDoc]

“Missing my daughters grow up. That’s what I was sentenced to.” — Cindy Shank, subject of @TheSentenceDoc. 🗣 Join our impact campaign w. @OdysseyImpactNY + bring our film to your community. Learn more: https://t.co/Wkxxm9x5eZ

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"Many inmates have long been subjected to fees for basic needs like phone calls to their loved ones, soap, and medical care. Given the urgency of maintaining medical care, contact with family, and hygiene, some facilities are waiving fees." — @nhbaptiste https://t.co/nenmJ2dbir

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

“If the nation is successful in substantially reducing prison/jail populations to save lives, we may come to recognize that excessive prison terms are harmful to individuals in prison & create greater problems for their families & communities.”—Marc Mauer https://t.co/O5PC2PyuOC

[The Sentence @TheSentenceDoc]

No matter the circumstances, a person convicted of an offense that carries a “mandatory minimum” will be sentenced to a certain minimum # of yrs in federal prison. Spark conversation — host an online viewing of our film w/ your community or class → e-mail [email protected]

[The Sentence @TheSentenceDoc]

📞 What would you pay to hear your mom's voice? Almost anything. And, the prison system knows it. Help us spur honest conversation about the effects of #massincarceration on families. Join our impact campaign + host a virtual screening → https://t.co/Wkxxm9x5eZ

[The Sentence @TheSentenceDoc]

‘No such thing as social distancing’ when you’re incarcerated. https://t.co/zjusORYSnJ

[Justice Policy Institute @JusticePolicy]

Within days, a federal prison in Louisiana has exploded with #coronavirus cases; leading to the death of the first incarcerated individual on Saturday and positive test results for another 30 incarcerated individuals and staff. https://t.co/5ImfjbvDkF

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Join our social impact campaign with @OdysseyImpactNY + host an online viewing of #TheSentence with your community, class or congregation. E-mail Evy at [email protected] for more info.

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“I realized that there was an opportunity to tell a very special story — a story you don’t always see..." —filmmaker Rudy Valdez

Join our impact campaign + host an online viewing of @TheSentenceDoc w. your community, class or congregation. E-mail [email protected] for info.

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“This is life and death now. It is not about criminal-justice policy and whether you believe in second chances.” — Holly Harris of @USJusticeAction https://t.co/ZHskeiZIbQ