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The Ex-con (1958-00-00)
About this film
The special guest this episode is Robert R. Hannum. Mr. Hannum is director of Vocational Placement for the Osborne Association, Inc., which combines the National Society of Penal information, Inc., and the Welfare League Association, Inc. The problems facing the ?ex-con? who leaves prison with a record and mingles with a public that forgets he is a criminal but that cannot forget that he has been imprisoned are discussed by criminologist Joseph D. Lohman. Filmed scenes illustrate the prisoner?s alienation from society and the lack of procedures to reintegrate him into the community. An inmate describes experiences he had while free which led him back to crime and prison. Hannum and Lohman discuss the aspects of prison life needed to teach skills and orient inmates toward release and the problems of return to society. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Ex-convicts, Prison reform, Vocational placement, Criminal justice, Social reintegration, Osborne Association, Recidivism, Rehabilitation, Employment discrimination, 1950s history, Robert R. Hannum, Criminology, Penal institutions, Parole, Social welfare, Welfare League Association, Aftercare services, Public policy, Community of the Condemned, Legal systems
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