This 2017 documentary looks at Connecticut’s effort to rethink how parole works in order to reduce the state’s prison population.
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FRONTLINE and The New York Times offer a firsthand look at why some people stay out of jail, why some go back, and how one state is trying to break the cycle of recidivism. With unique access inside Connecticut’s corrections system, as well as camera-phone footage filmed by the parolees themselves, the film follows four former prisoners as they navigate the challenges of more than a year on parole — from finding work, to staying sober, to parenting — and doing it all while under intense supervision from the state.
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The lack of accountability and the sense of entitlement of these parolees is unbelievable. Except for Jessica but I think 10 years for her was a little extreme. But she owned up and moved forward. Did the work she needed and slowly patched things up with her son.
The “dad†of the ten year old what an ass hat. He says he loves his daughter in the next breath he talks about wanting to o.d Really???
"As the weeks go by, Rob is increasingly angry". Well Rob, maybe if you hadn't done your crimes you wouldn't be in this situation. Why are you breaking every rule? lol
It's about money and oppression by them pink devils
Pink Caucasian oppressors colonizers devils on one side and the chosen on the other
Bishop Hawkins Kingdom
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Newport News Va
Jess killed it got out and did the damn thing
Smh man hearing them say oh I rather go back fuck that I rather not be in jail
The Spanish PO lady seems like a really good person. I know it’s just a snap shot but I feel like she is the ideal Parole officer
“The closer the oversight the more infractionsâ€â€¦ma’am at Yale law school, you go run a program like this and see for yourself.
It doesn’t matter if you wanna be with your kids or your family you play their game until your done
Watched 10 seconds…. Too much "It's not fair" bs
It's a simple equation: Drugs. Keep 'em sober and they'll be fine; but the minute they start using again, it's right back to the shit-show.
Make parole less time…less conditions…lets see what happens lol
Officer Montoya needs to be running that whole department
The tear drop guy really pissed me off man. i havnt finished watching the video but im at the part where he runs away from the halfway house. hes at the store with his lil girl buying her shoes and shit and hes hugging his lil girl asking why shes crying. MF why do you think shes crying?? you dumb mf because you cant hold it down and do what you need to do to be a permanent father figure in her life. she knows that your gonna be locked up again and that this moment at the store isn't going to last and may be the last time she sees your for awhile. God man if he actually loved his kid he would do whatever it takes to get back to her, to be apart of her life again. But no he skips the hallway house which doesn't even seem like its that long of a ordeal, 6 months at most. Takes his last check and buys a bundle of dope hoping it kills him. Im sorry yo this dude is a piece of work. That poor little girl man. I see why he is in and out of the system now. The dude cant crawl in shit for a short time to get his life back. Hes living day by day and not looking into the future. If he was he would've known that this is all temporary and things WILL get better.
Well well well
I think that the parole program could do a LOT more to help the paroled people do better. I think more counselling, more supervision, more education on how to handle the transition, and more intensive support could help set them up for success. But there are always those who will not be told what to do..In prison they learn defiance to survive. They join ganges and fight to live. The fight is still fully in them when paroled. Now they must learn to submit to authority to do well on the outside. That and the fact that they used drugs and liquor in prison and stress of transition is great so they use again and think they will get away with it.
65 cases and 1 flaming Ahole! 😅😂😂😂😂😂 tht dude is forreal a D*ckhead and he was not taking his supervisor and parole seriously at all. Guy thinks he’s above it and no one is above that sh*t no matter how hard it sucks.
Daddy's tear drops 😂
Insight into the criminal mind…They refuse to follow any rules! I am sorry but these folks belong in prison! Lie a little, cheat a little, break the law when they want to….
It seems like there's a correlation between how understanding the parole officers were and how successful their parolees were. Jessica's was the most forgiving, understanding, and empathetic, and Jessica now has a nursing degree. Erroll's was strict but gave him a loooot of leeway before sending him to a halfway house, not back to jail. Vaughn's, on the other hand, was draconian and pedantic, and look where he ended up. She didn't seem like she possessed an ounce of empathy.