PRISON PREVENTION
PRISON PERPECTIVE
AL SMITH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER)
PRISON PREVENTION IS A TELEVISION PROGRAM DEDICATED TO HELPING POTENTIAL OFFENDERS AVOID THE PITFALLS THAT OFTEN LEAD TO INCARCERATION, AS WELL AS ASSISTING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR TIME IN AVOIDING GOING BACK TO PRISON. THE PROGRAM AIRS THREE TIMES A WEEK ON CITIZENS TELEVISION'S CHANNEL 26 IN NEW HAVEN, HAMDEN AND WEST HAVEN (TUESDAYS 10:30am ,WEDNESDAYS 6:30 pm, SUNDAYS 8:00 pm) WITH POTENTIAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 250,000 VIEWERS.
THE PREVENTION PORTION OF THE SHOW CONSISTS OF BRINGING IN ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING BOTH YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF TURNING TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AT RISK EX-OFFENDERS WITH A HIGH RECIDIVISM RATE FINDING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, GETTING BOTH A HIGH SCHOOL AND POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AS WELL AS VARIOUS TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OPTIONS.
SOME OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE TELEVISION PROGRAMS ARE:
BOOST 2, H.B.C.U.(HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES) , YOUTH STEP U.S.A., NEW HAVEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, GENESIS, HELPING HELPS, ALPHA DELTA, WEST HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL STEP TEAM, JUDAH HOUSE, THE KNOWLEDGE NETWORK, AND MANY TO COME.
THE PERSPECTIVE PART OF THE PROGRAM COMES FROM BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED TIME IN CONNECTICUT 'S PENAL SYSTEM WHO HAVE COME ON THE PROGRAM TO DISCUSS AND COMPARE THEIR EXPERIENCES
WHILE INCARCERATED. IT IS NOT ONLY HOPED THESE STORIES WILL DETER PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF COMMITTING CRIMINAL ACTS, BUT CAN BE A CATHARTIC RELEASE FOR THE GUESTS THAT HAVE APPEARED ON THE PROGRAM
ALL OF THE EX-OFFENDER GUEST ON PRISON PREVENTION PRISON PERSPECTIVE ARE AVAILABLE FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.
TO REQUEST PAST TAPING , PLEASE CONTACT
AL SMITH AT (CTV) 203 562-2288