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Radio
Title
A Life On Parole
Year
2013
When Donald Perry left prison on parole in 2001, he began a new life for himself, but one situation in 2011 placed him back in prison. Samara Breger documents how Perry's willingness to help someone placed stolen property in his possession, and even after being found not guilty, was denied parole.
Type
Radio
Title
Bill Rowell's Recovery
Year
2013
When Bill Rowell got involved with crack, it changed his life for the worse. Peter Frick-Wright documents how Rowell became involved with drugs, his depression, and his journey to recovery.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Letting Go: MSP Hospice Volunteers
Year
2013
At Maine State Prison, there are inmate volunteers who see the importance of caring for other prisoners that need help. Jen Miller documents the work that hospice volunteers performer and how their work allows them to put the needs of a patient first.
Type
Radio
Title
The Veteran's Block
Year
2013
For veterans that end up in prison, there are programs that help to rehabilitate them for society. Elizabeth Jenkins speaks about the veterans block at Kennebec Correctional Facility and the services the program at the prison offers to veterans.
Type
Radio
Title
Unresolved
Year
2014
Fighting for justice for himself, Chad Evans claims that he is innocent of the murder of his then-girlfriend's 21 month old daughter. Camila Kerwin investigates the story around the death of Cassidy Bordner, and how Chad Evans is trying to have his case re-investigated.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Next Steps
Year
2014
Spending most of his teenage years in jail, Zach Gregoire has found a way to turn around his life through the Maine Inside Out theater group. Allison Behringer documents how Gregoire and other formerly incarcerated youth are changing their lives by performing on stage.
Type
Writing
Title
Call Me Kitty
Year
2014
Alysia Mazzella documents the life of Kitty, a transgender man who recognized her vision of gender nonconformity while in prison. Mazzella highlights the journey that Kitty has gone through and how she is transitioning within society.
Type
Radio
Title
Poetry Behind Bars
Year
2015
At the Somerset County Jail, inmates are offered a creative writing class that allows inmates to share their feelings. Daniel Rosinsky-Larsson highlights the work that David Richards does for inmates at the prison, and how the program provides an outlet for inmates.
Type
Radio
Title
Which is the Judge
Year
2017
Jen Kinney interviews Norman Kehling, who will soon be free after 30 years of incarceration. In his final months behind bars, he's found an unexpected way to prepare for life on the outside -- he's joined a theater troupe.
Type
Radio
Title
Missing Pieces
Year
2018
Kevin Cady is a private investigator on a criminal defense team for a man who sat in prison for 27 years for a murder he didn't commit. The client is Anthony Sanborn Jr - who Kevin calls Tony - and he was 16 years old when the girl he used to date turned up dead. Her body was found in the water under an industrial dock in Portland, Maine. With no physical evidence to tie Tony to the scene, police investigators relied solely on witness testimony to put him behind bars. Except now, nearly three decades later, these witnesses are changing their stories.
Type
Radio
Title
Everyone Liked Danny
Year
2018
New Sweden, Maine is a spot on the map just 20 miles south of the Canadian border. Back in 2003 the quiet farming town became the backdrop of one of the largest criminal arsenic poisonings in US history. 15 years later many say there's more to the case.
Type
Radio
Title
Inmates Welcome
Year
May 4th, 2018
Downeast Correctional Facility is the minimum security prison in Machiasport, a small fishing town in Maine. Here, locals don't fear inmates; they depend on them.
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