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The Prison Within: inside a moving documentary about restorative justice

In a powerful new film, director Katherin Harvey explores a program at San Quentin prison that pairs inmates with ‘surrogate victims’ as a form of therapy

Troy Williams had his guard up when Katherin Harvey visited San Quentin state prison, where he was serving a life sentence for kidnapping and robbery. The director was there to record inmates for what would become the restorative justice documentary The Prison Within.

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