Ava DuVernay's 13th reframes mass incarceration as racial injustice

Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th, released on Netflix on October 7, 2016, argued that the 13th Amendment's exception clause for prisoners created a system of racial control that continued American slavery by other means. The film became one of the most-watched documentaries in Netflix history, won the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It reshaped public discourse on mass incarceration.