The Prison in Twelve Landscapes is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Brett Story and released in 2016.
[1] Consisting of twelve short vignettes, the film explores the social impact of the prison–industrial complex in the United States through various angles, including a former industrial town in Kentucky which is now dependent on a federal penitentiary for local employment, a community park which was constructed solely to prevent registered sex offenders from being able to move into the local halfway house, and a man who runs a business selling items to family members of prisoners for inclusion in care packages.
[1] The Prison in Twelve Landscapes holds a 88% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.8/10.
[4] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 86 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
[5] At Hot Docs, the film was awarded a $5,000 Special Jury Citation in the Best Canadian Feature Documentary category.