WASHINGTON POST
“Sundance Film ‘The Sentence’ Puts a Tearful Human Face on Prison Injustice” by Steven Zeitchik
NBC NEWS
“In HBO documentary 'The Sentence,' Rudy Valdez shows family fallout from mandatory prison sentencing” by Paul A. Reyes
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE
“This Film Started Because I Needed to Capture Moments”: Director and DP Rudy Valdez on The Sentence” by Filmmaker Staff
USA TODAY
“The 10 Best True-Crime Documentaries Ready to Stream” by Kelly Lawler
LA TIMES
“In 'The Sentence,' a brother explores the toll his sister's imprisonment takes on their family” By Amy Kaufman
VICE
“A New HBO Documentary Exposes the Absurdity of the War on Drugs” by Seth Ferranti
VARIETY
“Review: The Sentence Is a Moving Portrait of Time Unjustly Lost to Prison” by K. Austin Collins
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