In the Fusion documentary Prison Kids: A Crime Against America’s Children, producers examine the mass incarceration of America’s youth. The documentary also explores the effects of Zero Tolerance Discipline policies in schools and the School-to-Prison pipeline. They traveled across the country gathering stories of kids who have experience being in juvenile detention centers.
After watching the video, describe your personal thoughts on the video and its content. Do you see any relation between the criminalization of youth, the School-to-Prison pipeline, and CRT? What would Critical Race Theorists say about the content in this video?