Review of The House I Live In (2012) by Lindsay L — 22 Feb 2013

Powerful film masterfully showing the link between the "war on drugs" and oppression of people by way of the prison industrial complex.

This review of The House I Live In (2012) was written by Lindsay L on 22 Feb 2013.

The House I Live In has generally received very positive reviews.

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