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The Link: Education & Incarceration

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An examination of the direct relationship between schools and prisons. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-0 Research shows that, in some parts of the country, as many as 76 percent of African American males don't graduate from high school. About a third of them are either in jail, or on parole or probation. Youth Voices Reporter Mahadeo Persaud set out to determine if there's a link between those two disturbing statistics...

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Research shows that, in some parts of the country, as many as 76 percent of African American males don't graduate from high school. About a third of them are either in jail, or on parole or probation. Youth Voices Reporter Mahadeo Persaud set out to determine if there's a link between those two disturbing statistics...

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Review of The Link: Education & Incarceration

This piece was well done and the title is what initially caught my eye. It can be difficult to deliver a serious message in audio form, keeping a listener engaged all the while trying to deliver important information they will remember. I feel its important to think and hear about these issues and if a piece is well done it greatly benefits the media landscape. So, after listening to this, I'm pleased to say, I thought it was well done!

It is obvious that a good amount of time went into the research and writing of the piece. I felt that my questions were being answered as it moved along. The interweaving of narrative and interviews was a good tactic to keep me focused however, after a while it began to seem just a little choppy. Perhaps the narrative segments could've been a bit longer. The sentence or two served as a good segue but I think some more could have worked. Or another option would be to vary between short and long narratives.

I think the sound quality was great. The levels seemed to stay at an even keel and the background music worked well. Also, the natural/ambient sounds of a gym and/or basketball game was also nicely done.

Great Job!

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