Episode 57 - "As a juvenile they said he belonged in prison. Afterwards he didn't belong anywhere." (2013 Minor Differences)

Tonight on...  For the People... law in plain language & Debra D. Rainey, Esq. What do a thief, kidnapper, two murderers and a heroin addict have in common with your child, brother, father? Take away the labels and you'll find these imprisoned teenagers are an awful lot like people you know. MINOR DIFFERENCES introduces five juvenile offenders in maximum security lock-up. We meet them again 18 years later.  Filmmaker Heather Dew Oaksen and two of her Minor Difference teenagers joins us and all of them share their expereinces and thoughts with us.  Their stories are poserful, you won't to check out this episode! MINOR DIFFERENCES As a juvenile they said he belonged in prison.   Afterwards he didn't belong anywhere (Minor Differences, 2013)   www.minordifferences.com ~  Filmmaker Heather Dew Oaksen, brings together powerful first-person stories illustrating the 18 year journey of five former juvenile offenders.     QUOTES FROM THEI Minor Differences WEBSITE: "As a juvenile they said he belonged in prison. Afterwards he didn't belong anywhere." In the film Minor Differences, the powerful first person stories of the imprisoned juveniles, illustrate their struggles to overcome childhood trauma and incarceration as we witness their transformation from boys to men."  Heather Dew Oaksen wears three hats as a media artist, independent producer/director, and professor of new media at   Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington. Educated as a social anthropologist and urban planner, her process usually begins with interviews with marginalized Americans. Moving beyond pure documentation by using aesthetic tools and forms that enable a deeper consideration of the content, her work challenges viewers to see social issues in new ways through altered scale, sequence, light, and point of view.    Tuesdays ~ 8-9:30 PM  EST   LISTEN ONLINE: www.GTownRadio.com & with TUNEIN on Smartphones  Weekly Podcasts on  iTunes & Podomatic.com   Like us FACEBOOK    ~   Follow us TWITTER    Host Debra D. Rainey, Esq.  Featuring BLAQ: The Broke Poet Producer: Renee Norris-Jones Air Date March 12, 2013 ~LISTEN with the TUNEIN APP on your SMARTPHONE~