Getting Out: the journey out of prison

Published: July 30, 2014, 2:56 p.m.

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Nationally, American prisons release more than 650,000 people into society every year. That\\u2019s equivalent to the entire population of Memphis or Boston.\\xa0

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On this edition, producer Aaron Mendelson followed ex-prisoner Kevin Tindall on his journey out of prison.

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Special thanks to Claire Schoen\\xa0and the University of California Berkeley, School of Journalism.

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Featuring: \\xa0\\xa0

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  • Gordon Brown, ex-prisoner
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  • Monta Kevin Tindall, ex-prisoner
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  • Jerry Elster,\\xa0ex-prisoner
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  • Tom Gorham, Program Director Options Recovery Services
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  • Barry Krisberg,\\xa0Director of Research and Policy\\xa0and Lecturer in Residence at Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy, UC Berkeley
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  • Debra Mendoza, former parole officer, consultant
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