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"The Interrupters" Featured on "Fresh Air"
"Chicago has always been notoriously known for street organization, crimes and murders and all that, but what's so profound for me is to see that, as I'm growing up, that death is inevitable and we're not afraid of it."
February 10, 2012
GAO to Investigate Sexual Abuse at Immigration Detention Centers
The move comes after members of Congress petitioned the office to act, citing FRONTLINE's "Lost in Detention."
February 3, 2012
"The Interrupters" Ameena Matthews on The Colbert Report
Last night "violence interrupter" Ameena Matthews was on The Colbert Report to talk about the film, The Interrupters, which airs on FRONTLINE Feb. 14.
February 2, 2012
"It's Either Kill or Be Killed..."
Last night, filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and "violence interrupter" Ameena Matthews were on Greater Boston, discussing their new documentary, "The Interrupters," which will air on FRONTLINE on Feb. 14 at 9 pm.
January 26, 2012
Press Release
On Feb. 14, FRONTLINE presents the television premiere of the award-winning documentary The Interrupters, the moving story of three dedicated "violence interrupters"—Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra—who, with bravado, humility and even humor, work to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they themselves once employed.
January 11, 2012
Prosecutors Move to Shut Down Mendocino Pot Permit Program
Mendocino County’s ambitious effort to regulate marijuana production – the first of its kind in California and the nation – is facing growing uncertainty following new threats of legal action by federal prosecutors.
January 11, 2012
