Chronicle - Women in Prison

DateMay 9 1986

Can DescriptionsChronicle: Aircheck Friday May 9 1986 Women in Prison

AbstractChronicle: Women in Prison; commercials included in taping; Inside Framingham; most women in prison are there for drug-related crime, not violent crimes; 60% are white; 30% are black; average 7th grade education; most are single parents; the average age is 27; 27% will return to prison within a year of serving their sentence; children of the inmates are affected by the incarceration of their mothers; children can visit because of a program AIM; Mike Barnicle ponders the system of women incarceration; some visual distortion; intro and credits for Webster;

OtherCredits: Producer: Mark Mills; Managing Editor: Susan Sloane; Directed by David Lawless; Assistant Program Producer: Bob Geballe; Senior Producer: Jerry Kirschenbaum; Field Producers: Pat Bates, Kathy Bickimer, Lorie George, Andria Hall, Stan Leven, Lynne McCrea, Peter Mehegan, Debbie Pettibone, Mary Richardson, Chris Stirling, Rita Thomas; Tonight’s Segment Producers: Pat Bates, Andria Hall; Contributing Reporters: Arnie Reisman, Tony Kahn; Commentary: Mike Barnicle; Assistant Director: Brian Pellicano; Unit Manager: Stella Gould; Assistant to the Producer: Gonca Sonmez; Principal Videography: Dick Dunham, David Skillicorn; Videography: Chris O’Hare, Rodney Grace; Principal Sound: James Fripp, Doug Dike; Sound: Len Spaulding, Ellen Boyce; Principal Videotape Editors: Jeff Brawer, Kathy McKenna, Curt Reichenbach; Videotape Editors: Joe Mozdiez, Nancy Moloney, Andi Clark, Ted Phillips, Marcia Tankersley, Dave Teixeira, Kim DeVolve; Stage Managers: Jam Hakim, Bryan Lans, Kif Williams; Switchers: Mary Driscoll, Ann Thomas, Emeric Feldmar; Audio: George Nahas, Jim Hughes; Lighting: Leon Goldmand; Camera: Wayne Smith, Dave Gardiner, Bob Jennings, Ed Baron; Videotape: Bonnie Watson, Reg Power; ENG Receive: Leroy McLaurin, Gretchen Soehner; Electronic Graphics: Frank Firnschild; Creative Services: Anna Yuen, Tom Connor; Graphics Designer: Marcelle Watkins; Still Photographers: Carol Fatta, Steve Serio; Interns: Georgia Pappas, Jennifer Hagen; Marger Eagan is a writer for Boston Magazine; Closed Captioning Funding provided by dunkin’ Donuts; Mary’s Hair by Leon & Company/Belmont; Mary’s Clothes by Ava Botelle Newton/Natick/Acton; Program Administrator: Joy McGugan; Executive Producer: Judy Stoia; V.P. Programming & Public Affairs: Paul LaCamera