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Wearing the green : longtermers of the New York State Prison System /

Profiles the work of ex-convicts in New York (some former Black Panthers) who are working to battle inequities which still mark the meting out of justice. Through Harlem's Community Justice Center, they work to make neighborhoods where unemployment, crime and drug use are high, into "self-...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films du Village (Firm), First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors: Mac Caig, Arthur, Ellis, Edward Barnes, Gale, Charles, Harry, Warren
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, [1994]
Subjects:
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > New York (State) > Harlem.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Hispanic Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Community Justice Center (Harlem, N.Y.)
Neighborhood justice centers > New York (State) > Harlem.
Ex-convicts > New York (State) > Interviews.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Profiles the work of ex-convicts in New York (some former Black Panthers) who are working to battle inequities which still mark the meting out of justice. Through Harlem's Community Justice Center, they work to make neighborhoods where unemployment, crime and drug use are high, into "self-respecting" safe communities so that today's children will not become "victims of the street."
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Director, Arthur Mac Craig ; editor, Dominique Greussay ; producers, Yves Billon, Claude Coiffier.