The House I Live In

The House I Live In

The war on drugs has never been about drugs.

2012110 min7.5 / 10

A rigorous, unflinching documentary indictment of the War on Drugs as a systemic failure that has devastated millions while enriching the carceral state.

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

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