As a cinematic enterprise, Slam isn’t exactly Metropolitan or She’s Gotta Have it. But the film, directed by underground rapper Saul Williams, offers some of the most gripping lessons for young people — especially young black men such as the main character (played by Williams himself) — about the consequences of dropping out from high school. In this scene, Williams’ character receives a lecture from the chief corrections officer of the D.C. jail (in this case, played by the actual chief C.O. himself) about why jail is not the place to be.
