Dr. Cherie Clark & James Redmond
Dr. Cherie Clark & James Redmond, creators of the film Shock Incarceration, a program founded & developed by Dr. Clark for NY State Department of Correctional Services, readying inmates for a successful life on the outside. What if prison reform was about human beings ¬ politics? And the intention was to cultivate self-respect, self-discipline & life skills,&provide intensive substance abuse treatment to non-violent felony offenders in a six-month program? Since its inception in 1987, 50,000 + have graduated & NY state has saved $1.5 Billion: the 3-year recidivism rate for graduates is about 28%; for the general prison population it’s 40%. A story worth telling. Cue James Redmond whose passion is using video media to facilitate transformation.Together they invite us into the human experience & life-changing results of Shock Incarceration. Join Cheryl Esposito on Leading Conversations radio with Dr. Cherie Clark & James Redmond for the story worth telling called Shock Incarceration.
