This is one of the best documentaries, of any length, I've ever heard. Edits convey the voices of several men to reveal their individual paths and characters while simultaneously underscoring their larger relation to a group. Brilliantly. At times, brief silences carry extra-ordinary impact and/or segue power. Women who have waited for the men's release speak from the depths of their souls. The woman who thanks God for the return of one man simply has to be heard. She will turn you inside-out. This piece deserves to be aired repeatedly, over time. It will engage the largest and most varied audience imaginable. If it were taken into the schools, I believe radio producers of the future would say "Huntsville Prison Blues inspired me to choose the career I'm in."
--Eric Brotman