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Prison State

Prison State

Season 2014 Episode 8
1:23:40
United States of Secrets (Part One)

United States of Secrets (Part One)

Season 2014 Episode 9
1:54:11
United States of Secrets (Part Two)

United States of Secrets (Part Two)

Season 2014 Episode 10
53:41
Battle Zones: Ukraine and Syria

Battle Zones: Ukraine and Syria

Season 2014 Episode 11
53:41
Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

Season 2014 Episode 12
53:41
Losing Iraq

Losing Iraq

Season 2014 Episode 13
1:24:10
Ebola Outbreak/Hunting Boko Haram

Ebola Outbreak/Hunting Boko Haram

Season 2014 Episode 14
54:11
The Trouble with Antibiotics

The Trouble with Antibiotics

Season 2014 Episode 15
53:41
The Rise of ISIS

The Rise of ISIS

Season 2014 Episode 16
54:11
Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

Season 2014 Episode 17
1:23:40
Gunned Down

Gunned Down

Season 2015 Episode 1
54:10
Putin's Way

Putin's Way

Season 2015 Episode 2
53:41
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FRONTLINE

Solitary Nation

Season 2014 Episode 7

With extraordinary access, award-winning producer and director Dan Edge takes you to the epicenter of the raging debate about prison reform. "Solitary Nation" offers an up-close, graphic look at a solitary confinement unit in Maine’s maximum-security prison with firsthand accounts from prisoners and staff whose lives are forever altered by this troubled system.

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