A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (Part I)

Summary:

This is the first of a three-part series, "A Crisis of Care," a look inside California's prison health care system. In this first show, "Gina's Story," we'll hear how a state-sanctioned life sentence became a state-sponsored death sentence as told by loved ones left behind.

Website:

http://www.radioproject.org

Additional Credits and Funding:

Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Producer and Associate Producer: Andrew Stelzer and Puck Lo
Interns: Elena Botkin-Levy
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman

Much appreciation to the Omnia Foundation who helped make this show possible and to
Matt Fidler of ?Fidler, Sound and Media? who wrote and produced the music.

Tones:

Disturbing, Emotional, Engaging

Language:

English

Description:

The story of Gina Muniz, her life and her death as a prisoner of the California correctional system is, ultimately, the story of a family. Not a perfect family, but one based on faith and commitment to each other. A family not so different from ones many of us know. But Gina's story is also a recounting of how a state-sanctioned life sentence became a state-sponsored death sentence. A story far too common in California prisons.
At the heart of the matter is this: Gina Muniz should not have died. And for this reason, it's important for each of us to know and understand her story.

This is the first of a three-part series, "A Crisis of Care," a look inside the prison health care system in the state of California. In this first show "Gina's Story," we'll hear from her family. The people she left behind. The family she was taken from.

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