Producer and Director
Tod Lending
Cinematographer
Slawomir Grünberg
Editor
Jan Sutcliffe
Music Composer
Sheldon Mirowitz
Sound Design and Mixer
Bob Edwards
Sound Studio
Skywalker Sound
Editorial Consultant
Michael Rabiger
Assistant to Composer
Andreas Bjorck
Post-production Assistant
Becca Taylor
Photo Retouching
Steve Conn
Research
Todd S. Burroughs
Joanna Rabiger
Driver
Austin Lynes
Production Assistant
Erika Street
Final Cut Pro Consultant
Augie
Accounting
Steve Siegel
MDOC Coordinator
Priscilla Doggett
Case Managers and Advocates
LaTonya S. Johnson
Marshall Cullens
Nevelle L. Thompson
Andre G. Fisher
Dave "Biggie" Williams
Consultants
Dr. William Julius Wilson
Dr. James Garbarino
Jeremy Travis
Dr. Vivian L. Gadsden
Ambassador James A. Joseph
Deborah B. Prothrow-Stith, M.D.
Dr. Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.
Amy L. Solomon
Special Thanks
Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy
Carole Guensberg
Cathy Trost
Beth Frerking
Maryland Division of Correction
Jack Kavanaugh
Stuart O. Simms
Ron Leverette
Carl Sondervan
Maryanne Saar
Frank Sizer
Western Correctional Institution
Maryland Reentry Partnership
Maryland Transitional Center
Roxbury Correctional Institution
Tuerk House
John Hickey
Josalie English
Gaudenzia
Robert Thomas
Gale Saler
Hakim Raheem
Enterprise Foundation
Tomi Hires
Rada Moss
Joanne Levy
Maryland Parole Commission
Patricia Cushwa
Ray Smith
Candace Beckett
Edward Woods
Janice Brown Newman
Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
Kimberley Lewis
Lisa Nixon
Baltimore Behavioral Health
Robert Cohen
Kate Donnely
Baltimore Recovery in the Community
Lena Franklin
Wallace Evans
Deborah Johnson
Goodwill Industries
Lisa Rusyniak
Amne Anthony
Wylie's Funeral Home
Al Wylie
Sky High of Maryland
Druid Heights Transitional House
Park Ave Transitional House
Wilson Street Mosque
Blacks in Wax Museum
Joy Thomas Moore
Elspeth Revere
Kathy Im
Dorothy Peterson
Judy and Ken Ravitz
Denise Blake
Alyce Myatt
Dr. Carl Bell
Alex Kotlowitz
Lisa Haufschild
David Simpson
Eamon Harrington
Peter Thompson
Jim Morrisette
Robyn Lending-Halsten
Dean Lynes
Darya Lending
Funded By
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Foundation for Child Development
Our deepest gratitude goes out to Omar, Pete, their families, and all of the case managers and advocates for opening their hearts and sharing their lives with us.