Prisons In Crisis has just won three awards!
PRISONS IN CRISIS: A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CALIFORNIA a searing documentary about California’s penal system. Probing the roots of the crisis while examining tentative solutions from Polk Award winner, JoAnn Mar has won three awards–the PASS award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, a finalist award for Excellence in Electronic Media/Radio from Scripps-Howard, and 3rd Place in Documentary or Public Affairs from the National Headliner Awards.
This program was produced for broadcast on non-commercial and public radio stations in California and around the country. It describes the dire state of California’s prison system, how the crisis evolved over a 25 year period, and solutions for addressing the crisis. To listen to “Prisons In Crisis” or to download the program for free, visit http://www.californiaprisoncrisis.org
