Parole : High Risks, High Stakes

Al Jazeera America (Television network) (Added Author). Infobase, (film distributor.).

Summary: Always controversial, the role of parole boards has again been called into question in recent years, and swift policy changes have followed. In this episode, we will examine the changing face of parole in Massachusetts and Connecticut and look at a few of the countless lives touched by these gatekeepers of justice: one man's controversial journey through the Massachusetts' department of corrections and another in Connecticut whose future will be decided with help from a new risk assessment tool. Parole boards decide who is ready to leave prison and who is still a threat to society. We look at the lives affected by these gatekeepers of justice.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (46 min., 38 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Al Jazeera America (Television network), [2015]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by Al Jazeera America (Television network), 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on February 09, 2017.
Formatted Contents Note:	Parole Hearing (2:18) -- Alvin Crawford's Hearing (2:30) -- Donald Perry's Story (2:58) -- Parole Board Decision: Tindill and Perry (2:58) -- Changes to the System (4:10) -- Free Perry (5:04) -- Board Reluctant to Parole (2:31) -- Probability of Re-offense (-24:0-55) -- Revoking Parole (3:34) -- Perry's Upcoming Release (2:03) -- Perry Released (3:58) -- Joshua Strachman Parole Hearing (3:25) -- Lifetime of Parole (3:37) -- Credits: Parole: High Risks, High Stakes-The System with Joe Berlinger (0:04)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Infobase, March 17, 2017)