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District of second chances / a production of FAMM Foundation.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) HV9305.W3 D57 2025
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminals--Rehabilitation--Washington (D.C.).
- Criminals.
- Ex-convicts--Rehabilitation--Washington (D.C.).
- Ex-convicts.
- Ex-convicts--Services for--Washington (D.C.).
- Early release programs--Washington (D.C.).
- Early release programs.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Educational films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Video Project, [2025]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD-R; wide screen.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A quest for redemption is unfolding in Washington, D.C. Thanks to the forward-looking Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act, also known as "Second Chance" legislation, three men who were sentenced to life in prison in youth and young adulthood have the chance to be released back to their families and communities. The film captures the journeys as they unfold: Anthony "Pete" Petty, who has just won his freedom and must rebuild his life after three decades in prison; Gene Downing, who awaits his second chance hearing after two decades behind hard and hopes to reunite with a daughter born after his incarceration; and Colie Levar Long, who is mentoring youth incarcerated with him at a D.C. jail. All three men would have been locked up for the remainder of their lives but now have an opportunity for a second chance as the district looks both to reduce their prison population, and address overzealous sentencing during the Clinton-era "super-predator" hysteria. During this era, the number of minors given life sentences skyrocketed from just 2 a year in the 70s, to 152 annually by 1996. -- Container
- Participant:
- Anthony Petty, Gene Downing, Colie Levar Long.
- Credits:
- Diector/producer/writer, Wynette Yao ; cinematographer/editor, Travis Edwards ; consulting editor, Jennifer Beman White ; executive producer, Kevin Ring ; original score, Cleod9 ; additional music, Joseph "JeauxSmeaux" Wilson, Dupont Brass.
- Notes:
- Title from web page.
- Originally released as a documentary film in 2024.
- Wide screen.
- OCLC:
- 1527215174
- Publisher Number:
- DSC-2075 Video Project
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