Human Rights Program, Film and Electronic Arts Program, Center for Civic Engagement, Bard College Alumni/ae Association, and Bard Prison Initiative Present
Film Screening: Kids for Cash
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center
Q&A with cinematographer Jay Gillespie '08 following the screening
Kids for Cash is a riveting look behind the notorious scandal that rocked the nation when it first came to light in 2009. Beginning in the wake of the shootings at Columbine, a small town in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania elected a charismatic judge who was hell-bent on keeping kids in line. Under his reign, over 3,000 children were ripped from their families and imprisoned for years for crimes as petty as creating a fake MySpace page. When one parent dared to question this harsh brand of justice, it was revealed that the judge had received millions of dollars in payments from the privately-owned juvenile detention centers where the kids—most of them only in their early teens—were incarcerated.For more information, call 845-758-7342, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://kidsforcashthemovie.com.
Location: Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center