FIVE MEN IN SEARCH OF REDEMPTION

MEDIA

REUTERS

Journalist gets up close and personal with killer-quintet

Radio journalist Nancy Mullane has gone behind the walls of California’s infamous San Quentin state prison to chronicle how life unfolds for five inmates convicted of murder.
The five-year investigative effort by the freelance reporter and producer who does a lot of work for NPR is now chronicled in her book, Life After Murder.

– June 15, 2012

THIS AMERICAN LIFE

Episode: Long Shot – Hasta La Vista, Maybe

In California, Maryland and Oklahoma, the governors can over-rule parole boards’ decisions to free prisoners serving life sentences. In all three states this has evolved to the point where very few prisoners get released. For years Nancy Mullane followed the case of Don Cronk in San Quentin Prison, to see what would happen as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reviewed his case. Though Cronk knew the odds were against him, he found it hard to stop himself from believing he’d get out.Nancy Mullane is writing a book called Life After Murder and putting together a two hour documentary on other lifers in Don’s situation. (27 minutes)


– January 10, 2010

MPR

Weekend Edition Saturday.
‘After Murder’: Learning to Live After You’ve Killed
– July 7, 2012

Weekend Edition Sunday.
‘Lit Throwdown’ Let’s Inmates Display Writing Talent
– June 20, 2010

Weekend Edition Sunday.
A Juvenile Life Without Parole
– November 8, 2009

Weekend Edition Saturday.
Program Certifies Prisoners as Drug Counselors
– August 18, 2007

KQED

FORUM with Michael Krasny.
‘Life After Murder’
– June 26, 2012

THE CALIFORNIA REPORTER

KPCC

Patt Morrison.
Can a murderer ever be reformed?
– June 25, 2012