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The Reentry Project. Red Hook Justice
Each year, America's courts process over 11 million low-level crimes,
many of which involve repeat offenders. In 2000, an experimental court
opened its doors in Red Hook, Brooklyn - a neighborhood plagued by a
cycle of unemployment, poverty and crime. This new court seeks to stop
the cycle of crime, and heal the surrounding community. It is at the
center of a legal revolution - the community justice movement. Red
Hook Justice profiles nearly two years of the daily activities
of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, a pilot project in Brooklyn
that houses a court and an array of social services. This is a court
that wants to give offenders a second chance. Before resorting to jail,
the Red Hook judge mandates extensive drug treatment, job training and
community service. But it's no easy way out. The Justice Center has
an unprecedented involvement in defendants' lives, and cases that would
be closed quickly in traditional courts can extend over many months.
Red
Hook Justice takes an in-depth look at the defendants and staff
who are part of this experiment. Aired Sunday, 5/29/05 from
11 p.m. - 12 a.m. ET.
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