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TITLE:JAIL TALK
[TV-14]
LENGTH:1/60
NOLA CODES:TALK 000 SD-Base Revision 001
TALK 000 HD-Base Revision 001
FORMATS: SD-Base
HD-Base
CATEGORY:Social Documentary
OFFERED:January 2008
RELEASE DATE:May 1, 2008
CONTRACT TERMS:Unlimited releases to be completed by April 30, 2012.
Noncommercial cable, school re-record, simulcast and video-on-demand rights have been granted.
PROGRAM SUPPLIER:Hudson River Film & Videovia APT Presentations
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Jail Talkprofiles a group of inmatesat the Davidson County Jail in Nashville, Tennessee. striving to break the cycle of abuse and addiction. Involved from the moment of an arrest, community volunteers work closely with the jail’s Project Return staff to successfully reintegrate ex-offenders into the community. In evocative and candid sessions with counselors and fellow prisoners, inmates grapple with the reasons behind their recidivism. Theencouraging results of these programs and collaborations show promise and could benefit the United States, a nation in which one in every five people serves time behind bars.
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS:Use above for listing. A press release, production biography, program resources isincluded. All materials, including photography, are available on APTonline.org.
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INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:Key participants from the film are available for interviews. Contact Paul Mulloy, Director of Programs, OffenderReentryCenter, 615-862-8242, to schedule interviews with him, Sheriff Daron Hall, Davidson County Sheriff's Officeor Raven Chadwell, Trauma Survivor Counselor, Davidson County Jail.
CONTENT ADVISORY:The program contains some strong (audio-edited) language and discussions about sexual abuse.
PRODUCTION DATE:©2007Hudson River Film & Video
PRODUCTION CREDITS:Produced by Hudson River Film & Video. Executive Producer: Michelle Clifton. Director: Sonja Gilligan. Director of Photography: Chuck Clifton. Story & Video Editor: Mike Gilligan. Music: TreveccaCommunityChurch Orchestra and Choir.
UNDERWRITERS:Kendryx Foundation
Jewels of Charity
BROADCAST HISTORY:U.S. television premiere
SCHEDULING SUGGESTION:October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
RELATED MERCHANDISE:Individual viewer purchase:This program isavailable on DVD for $26.00, plus shipping and handling. To order, please visit or send a check to:
Hudson River Film & Video
61 Indian Brook Rd.
Garrison, NY10524
VIEWER INQUIRIES:Hudson River Film & Video
61 Indian Brook Rd.
Garrison, NY10524
STATION CONTACT:Dawn Anderson
American Public Television
(617) 338-4455, ext. 149
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CONTACT: Dawn Anderson
(617) 338-4455, ext. 149
PRESS RELEASE
JAIL TALK
Social Documentary Profiles Revolutionary Prison Program
Targets Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse and Addiction
(Boston, MA) Jail Talk, a powerful new film from the creative team behind Manhood & Violence: Fatal Peril, follows a group of current and former inmates of Nashville, Tennessee’s Davidson County Jail —mainly repeat offenders — struggling to stay out of prison.
The one-hour documentary debuts on public television stations nationwide in May 2008 (check local listings).
This Davidson County Jail’s “Project Return,”supervised by programs director Paul Mulloy, stands out as one of the most progressive and intense offender retraining programs in the United States. Its revolutionary batterer-intervention and trauma-survivor programsaid those attempting to break the cycle of violence and drug and alcohol abuse.
Involved from the moment of an arrest and continuing after their release, community volunteers work closely with the“Project Return” staff to provide a safe environment in which inmates can grapple with the reasons behind their recidivism and successfully reintegrate into the community.
In evocative and candid sessions with counselors and fellow inmates, facilitators help these men and women deal with their pain and vulnerabilities as they attempt to transition out of a cycle of destructive behavior. They learn to re-define their identities, explore their dreams, appreciate their self-worth and acknowledge their need for healthy relationships with members of the opposite sex.
During the film, Raven Chadwell, a trauma survivor counselor, explains:“We’re looking for love in all the wrong places. ‘Fill me up, I’m so void.’ Unless we women go inside ourselves and discover who we really are, we can’t find out what we want.”
The results of these programs and collaborations show promise and could serve as a model for other jails and prisons throughout theU.S., a nation which incarcerates one in every five of its citizensand spends nearly $67,700 per offender each year.Sixty-one percent of the offenders in the alcohol/drug programs and 64 percent of participants in the batterers’ intervention program do not return to jail in the first year after release.
Ruby Joiner, administrator of the Women’s Jail, concludes the documentary with a sobering sentiment: “It’s ironic that in a place called jail, they can get access to services they’ve likely needed most of their lives.”
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JAIL TALK /2 PRESS RELEASE
Executive producer: Michelle Clifton. Director: Sonja Gilligan. Director of Photography: Chuck Clifton. Story & Video Editor: Mike Gilligan. Music: TreveccaCommunityChurch Orchestra and Choir.Produced in 2007 by Hudson River Film & Video, Jail Talk is presented by American Public Television through the Exchange service at no cost to public television stations nationwide.
About Hudson River Film & Video:
For over three decades Hudson River Film & Video, an award-winning production company, has produced, written, edited and directed independent programs aired on public television and other networks. The company was founded by Mike and Sonja Gilligan and Chuck and Michelle Clifton in 1970. Since 1978 it has been a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation producing educational documentaries. A partial list includes Christina’s World, (WNET) a one-hour television special and winner of four Emmys narrated by Julie Harris; Henry Hudson’s River: A Biography (WNET) narrated by Orson Welles and winner of an Emmy and the Grand Prix of the Houston International Film Festival; Metro: Manhattan Chowder (WNET) a 90-minute video history of eccentric New York, New York, narrated by Colleen Dewhurst, winner of a Cine Golden Eagle (TheNew York Times called it “Splendid, fascinating”). A one-hour public television special on a restorative justice program in the San Francisco County Jail, Manhood & Violence:Fatal Peril, received an Emmy nomination in 2005. Jail Talk, a one-hour productionabout a unique offender retraining program in the Davidson County Jail, Nashville, TN, will air in 2008.
About American Public Television (APT):
With more than 10,000 hours of programming in its library, American Public Television (APT) has been a prime source of programming for the nation’s public television stations for 47 years, distributing more than 300 new program titles per year. APT milestones include distribution of the first HD series on public television and the 2006 launch of Create – the TV channel featuring the best of public television’s lifestyle programming. Known for its leadership in identifying innovative, worthwhile and viewer-friendly programming, APT has established a tradition of providing public television stations with program choices that strengthen and customize their schedules, such as Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert, Winged Migration, Battlefield Britain, Globe Trekker, Rick Steves’ Europe, Great Museums, Jacques Pépin: Fast Food My Way, America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated, Broadway: The Golden Age, Lidia’s Family Table, California Dreamin’ – The Songs of The Mamas & the Papas, Rosemary and Thyme, P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, The Big Comfy Couch, Monarchy With David Starkey, andother prominent documentaries, dramatic series, how-to programs, children’s series and classic movies.
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BIOGRAPHY
Paul J. Mulloy
Programs Director
DavidsonCounty Sheriff's Office, Nashville, TN
Paul Mulloy began his career in 1991with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office as an assessment counselor. He was soon promoted to drug treatment counselor and helped launch a drug treatment program. Between 1998 and 2006, he served as Director of Treatment Services for the CorrectionalWorkCenter, Program Director for the CorrectionalWorkCenter, Administrator of the CorrectionalDevelopmentCenter and eventually, Program Director for the Sheriff’s Correctional Complex, as well as Grant Coordinator.
In addition to Mulloy’s experience in the programs arena for the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, he is a nationally recognized trainer on domestic violence and substance abuse in corrections. He consults for the Urban Institute National Panel on Transition from Jail to Community, The VERA Institute of Justice in New York City, The Department of Justice Programs, Davidson County, and The Office of Violence Against Women in Washington, D.C. Mulloy twice served on the review panel in Washington, D.C. to develop state and federal guidelines for the establishment of Batterers Intervention Standards. He also testified for the State of Tennessee during the establishment of the State BIP (Batterer Intervention Program) standards. For five years, he has been involved in the national Safe Return Initiative for prisoner re-entry. Mulloy also has spoken on several occasions for the AJA (American Jail Association) and ACA (American Correctional Association) about the corrections field. His publishing credits include numerous articles written for The AJA magazine and other journals on programming and successful components for re-entry.
During his career, Mulloy has authored and successfully obtained many of the grants for the following Davidson County Sheriff’s Office programs: New Avenues, SAVE (Sheriff’s Anti-Violence Effort), Day Reporting Center, Correctional Development Center-Female’s Treatment Center, trauma, special client programs, parenting, education and the governor’s highway safety program for Sober Ride/SAFFE, Cosmetology and Educational Programming.
Mulloy holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, and is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Mulloy is a member of the American Jail Association, American Correctional Association, Alcohol and Drug Council, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic Violence and a National Fatherhood Associate.
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ADVISORY BOARD
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Hudson River Film & Video Advisory Board Members
Elaine Carter
Executive Director, Christiansburg Institute,
(FirstAfricanAmericanSchool in VA)
Board MemberVA Foundation for the Humanities
Christiansburg, VA
Olympia Dukakis
Academy Award-winning actress (Moonstruck)
Dirtector, Teacher, Activist
New York, NY
Toby Shylit Mack
Commissioner for MonmouthCounty Human Relations Commission
Domestic Violence Victim Advocate for MarlboroTownship Domestic Response
Team
Rape Crisis Victim Advocate for MonmouthCounty Sexual Assault Response Team
Member of the Police Community Relations Team
Monmouth County, NJ
David Pate
Assistant Professor,
HelenBaderSchool of Social Welfare, Dept. of Social Work
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Exec. Dir., Center for Family Policy and Practice, Madison, WI
Sunny Schwartz, Esq.
Sheriff's Program Administrator & Advisor
RSVP Founder
San Francisco Sheriff's DepartmentSan FranciscoCounty Jail San Francisco,
CA
Jacquelyn Boggess, Esq.
Associate Director
Center for Family Policy and Practice, Madison, WI
RESOURCES
JAIL TALK
DavidsonCounty Sheriff's Office
Contact: Paul Mulloy, Director of Programs
Davidson CountyJail
OffenderReentryCenter
5131 Harding Place
Nashville, TN37211
Tel: 615-862-8242
email:
Grandpa's House (Transitional Living)
Rori Mason (Owner)
561 Owendale Drive
Antioch, TN37013
Tel: 615-586-6946
TreveccaCommunityChurch
Dwight M. Gunter II, Senior Pastor
Tina Mitchell, Outreach Pastor, "New Day, New Life, The Recovery Ministry of
TreveccaCommunityChurch"
335 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, TN37210
Tel: 615-244-5918