Dark side of parole [videorecording] / produced by Q-Ball Productions, Inc. for A & E Network ; directed, produced & written by David Heilbroner. Camera, Kate Davis, Evan Eames, Steve Olsson ; editor, Debra Anderson ; music composed by Joel Harrison.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: AAE-73695 | A&E Home VideoSeries: Investigative reports | Real lifePublication details: New York : A & E Home Video, c2000.Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 inUniform titles:
  • Investigative reports (Television program)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.88 21
LOC classification:
  • HV9278 .D375 2000
Production credits:
  • Photography, Kate Davis, Evan Eames, Steve Olsson; editor, Debra Anderson; music, Joel Harrison.
Host: Bill KurtisSummary: Discusses problems in the U.S. parole system where those who have been convicted of a violent crime are released on parole only to commit more murderous crimes. Examines the cases of Arthur Bomar, Lawrence Singleton, and David White Jones, and looks at the backlash against the parole system caused by these sensational cases. Discusses the fear of victims that their attackers will be released on parole and return to haunt them. Examines Florida's experience, in which putting an end to the parole system combined with the pressures of prison overcrowding resulted in prisoners being released early without the supervision of a parole officer. Shows that public criticism of the parole system makes it difficult for parole boards to give second chances to offenders like Darryl King, who do seem to deserve a second chance.
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Photography, Kate Davis, Evan Eames, Steve Olsson; editor, Debra Anderson; music, Joel Harrison.

Host: Bill Kurtis

Originally broadcast on television as an episode of Investigative reports.

Discusses problems in the U.S. parole system where those who have been convicted of a violent crime are released on parole only to commit more murderous crimes. Examines the cases of Arthur Bomar, Lawrence Singleton, and David White Jones, and looks at the backlash against the parole system caused by these sensational cases. Discusses the fear of victims that their attackers will be released on parole and return to haunt them. Examines Florida's experience, in which putting an end to the parole system combined with the pressures of prison overcrowding resulted in prisoners being released early without the supervision of a parole officer. Shows that public criticism of the parole system makes it difficult for parole boards to give second chances to offenders like Darryl King, who do seem to deserve a second chance.

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