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- Tom Niemisto
- Username: niemistt
- Location: Northfield, Minnesota
- Joined PRX: Aug 18, 2008
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- "The Prison Cure"
- Summary: Sick kids behind bars and what happens when they get there: a Colorado youth prison sheds light on a national problem.
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Engaging Radio
Tom Niemisto
Posted on March 18, 2009 at 01:48 AM
Chalk up another "Wow." There is so much powerful tape here, because I tended to 'read between the lines' as I heard the stories, especially the girl in prison.
The music is so engaging, an ingenious execution to set up tension and pacing. Is it a string quartet - original scoring? Wow #2
It is a troubling investigation, frustrating in so many ways. I kept feeling sorry for these young adults - who's the victim? but something/someone put them there. These are voices that need to be heard.