Prison Pipeline 1/2/12 w/ Portland Youth Builders Project Hosted
by Megan Vosk  Prison Pipeline program date:  Mon, 01/02/2012
"This evening’s Prison Pipeline presents three short pieces
produced by students in the media program at Portland Youth
Builders. All three pieces provide
interesting perspectives on prison life. The first piece talks
about how the media portrays the prison lifestyle as glamorous.
The students analyze a song, a movie and a news clip, and find
that in general the media perceives prison as a macho place. The
second piece compares the difference between prison myths and
reality. It features two interviews, one with someone who has
never been to prison but has ideas of what it may be like, and
one with someone who has just gotten out of prison after serving
eighteen months, who is able to share what it really is like to
be locked down. The final piece presents a compelling interview
with a reformed youth who is struggling to break free from the
criminal mindset. She discusses her past be