The released / produced by Miri Navasky, Karen O'Connor, Daisy Wright ; written and directed by Miri Navasky & Karen O'Connor ; a Frontline co-production with Mead Street Films ; a production of WGBH Boston ; PBS
A rare and intimate look into the lives of mentally ill offenders struggling to make it on the outside. This year alone, hundreds of thousands of prisoners with serious mental illnesses will be released into communities across America. Within 18 months, nearly two-thirds will be re-arrested. THE RELEASED is an intimate look at the lives of the seriously mentally ill as they struggle to remain free
Notes
Originally broadcast on the television program Frontline on April 28, 2009
Credits
Director of photography, Ben McCoy ; editor, Daisy Wright ; music, Justin Samaha
Performer
Narrator, Will Lyman ; with Reggie Wilkinson, Michael Grissett, James Rodio, Debbie Nixon-Hughes, Scott Schnyders, Lynn Moore, Michael Unger, Jennifer Howison, Alan Howland, Ann McAllister