| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, widescreen format, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; stereo. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Will Lyman ; with Reggie Wilkinson, Michael Grissett, James Rodio, Debbie Nixon-Hughes, Scott Schnyders, Lynn Moore, Michael Unger, Jennifer Howison, Alan Howland, Ann McAllister. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ben McCoy ; editor, Daisy Wright ; music, Justin Samaha. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program Frontline on April 28, 2009. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Examines what happens to the hundreds of thousands of mentally ill prisoners when they leave prison and why they return at such alarming rates. Includes the intimate stories of the released, interviews with parole officers, social workers, and psychiatrists. |
| Contents |
A world seldom seen -- Set up for failure -- The revolving prison door -- A model for community treatment -- A system's utter failure. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Mentally ill prisoners -- United States.
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Ex-convicts -- Mental health -- United States.
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Mentally ill -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Mental health policy -- United States.
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Mentally Ill Persons -- United States.
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Community Mental Health Services -- United States.
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Deinstitutionalization -- United States.
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Prisoners -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Navasky, Miri. Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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O'Connor, Karen (Film editor) Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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Wright, Daisy. Producer.
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Mead Street Films (Firm)
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
Released |
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Frontline (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0793670713 |
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9780793670710 |
| Standard No. |
841887010726 |
| Music No. |
FRL62713 PBS Home Video |
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