Samantha continues toward McFadden, and talks to an inmate who knows something about the case that she never knew before. (12 minutes)
Song:
“I Want To Sing” by Fiona Kelleher
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Act Two: Throw the Book at Them
A group of kids is told that “education is the door to their futures.” But these kids are in jail, facing adult sentences.
Act One
Samantha Broun interviews her mom about surviving a brutal attack by Reginald McFadden 20 years ago, and sets out to interview friends, family and policymakers about how that attack changed Pennsylvania law regarding life sentences at the time.
Act Three: The Talking Cure
We spend a semester in a public school in New York City called Lyons Community School.
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