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About 2.2 million people are behind bars in the United States, but the criminal justice system affects millions of others, including prisoners’ families, crime victims, corrections and police officers, judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers and more. In We Are Witnesses, our award-winning short film series, we hear their stories.
We Are Witnesses: Chicago
The stories of Chicagoans whose lives have intersected with the criminal justice system.
We Are Witnesses: Immigration
The stories of immigrants striving for U.S. citizenship and of those trying to help or hinder them.
We Are Witnesses: New York City
The original, Emmy-nominated series, that tells the stories of New Yorkers whose lives have intersected with the criminal justice system

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