Sarah Shourd's 'The End of Isolation' shows the harsh conditions of solitary confinement and how prison-rights activists are creating change

from Sights + Sounds · host Jeneé Darden

Prison-rights activist Sarah Shourd talks about her documentary, “The End of Isolation." The film is about a play she wrote on solitary confinement that she took on a 10-city U.S. tour. On various stops, viewers meet prison-rights activists making a difference in the prison systems of their area.

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