Problem: What is the central issue that 13th explores? What is the main message of the documentary? What was your initial reaction after viewing 13th? Was there a particular case or series of facts that altered or challenged any of your pre-existing views on the prison system? Explain. What similarities and/or differences did you observe between what is happening in America as presented by 13th and the intersection of race, crime, and criminal justice in Canada? The film argues that there is a direct link between American slavery and the modern American prison system. What is your take on this argument?