Prison Time
A project in Canton, NY by North Country Public Radio000days
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A radio documentary asking big questions about America's decision to lock up millions of people, often for non-violent drug crimes.
Backers: 298
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69
Funded: $20,626 of $19,500
Dates: Aug 1st -> Aug 31st (30 days)
Project By: North Country Public Radio
Backers: 298
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69
Funded: $20,626 of $19,500
Dates: Aug 1st -> Aug 31st (30 days)
Project By: North Country Public Radio
$20,626
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 31 @ 00:30 -0400 GMT
105%
of goal
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Latest News
Wow! Can we hit it out of the park? 
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
To everyone who has had our back this month, thank you!we just made our goal. We're running up and down the halls here, overjoyed to know that the answer to the question "should a small, humble shop like ours take big risks and try an ambitious... (Read More)
Grassroots-Supported Journalism Takes On Anniversary of Drug Sentencing Laws
August 28th - via: wbaa.org
"For drug pushing — life sentence. No parole, no probation, no plea bargaining." This statement, said by former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller during a meeting with top advisers, set forth a new set of rules, passed in 1973, for sentencing in drug-related crimes. Those rules have arguably altered the sentencing of thousands of those convicted for even minor drug possession offenses in New York and nationwide over the last 40 years. (Read More)
First listen: "I wouldn't want to die alone"
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, It's Thomas Woodbury's birthday today; he's 24. He's one of the "inmate hospice aides" we spoke with at Coxsackie Prison in New York state, for a story we're working on that asks what happens when people age, and even die, in prison. With... (Read More)
Why are so many journalists supporting Prison Time?
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
If you scroll down our list of backers, you’ll find that a lot of great journalists are helping out — people like Susan Arbetter, host of Capital Pressroom, and Phil Brown, editor of the Adirondack Explorer. They believe in investigative, deeply... (Read More)
Thank you! And an on-air conversation about Prison Time at the half-way point
August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been just under a week and thanks to you, we're almost a third of the way to our goal. Thank you for being the first people to pledge your support. Yesterday morning we went on our home airwaves at North Country Public Radio to talk with host... (Read More)
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