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Alan Swyer

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Alan Swyer
In recent decades, the population of American prisons has risen precipitously, and along with it the economic burden on society. What is lost in this zeal for incarceration is a grasp of the social and financial advantages of remediation, a disconnect that fails not just offenders in need of rehabilitation but also the communities that rely on lawmakers to keep them safe. The math is staggeringly simple: It will cost $75,000 year if a nonviolent offender returns to prison, whereas $5,000 a year will help that individual lead a productive life outside.
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It's More Expensive to Do Nothing (2010)
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Alan Swyer is known for Beisbol (2010), Time of Fear (2002) and Spiritual Revolution (2008).
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Beisbol
  • Producer
  • 2010
Nick Mancuso in Time of Fear (2002)
Time of Fear
4.8
  • Writer
  • 2002
Spiritual Revolution (2008)
Spiritual Revolution
7.7
  • Producer
  • 2008
Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
Baywatch
5.4
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  • When Houston Had the Blues (2023)
    When Houston Had the Blues
    • producer
    • 2023
  • Rainbow Borden and Chris Prascus in Old Times (2019)
    Old Times
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Harlem to Hollywood (2018)
    Harlem to Hollywood
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • El Boxeo (2013)
    El Boxeo
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Leimert Park Voices (2010)
    Leimert Park Voices
    • co-producer
    • 2010
  • It's More Expensive to Do Nothing (2010)
    It's More Expensive to Do Nothing
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Beisbol
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Spiritual Revolution (2008)
    Spiritual Revolution
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Verdict
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
    • co-producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    • supervising producer
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1992

Writer

  • Rainbow Borden and Chris Prascus in Old Times (2019)
    Old Times
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Beisbol
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Spiritual Revolution (2008)
    Spiritual Revolution
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Pete Rose Playing to Win
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Nick Mancuso in Time of Fear (2002)
    Time of Fear
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Verdict
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1992
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    • teleplay and story
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Richard Pryor in Critical Condition (1987)
    Critical Condition
    • story
    • 1987
  • The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
    The Buddy Holly Story
    • story
    • 1978

Director

  • When Houston Had the Blues (2023)
    When Houston Had the Blues
    • Director
    • 2023
  • Rainbow Borden and Chris Prascus in Old Times (2019)
    Old Times
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Harlem to Hollywood (2018)
    Harlem to Hollywood
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Belle Époque, an introduction (2016)
    Belle Époque, an introduction
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • El Boxeo (2013)
    El Boxeo
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Leimert Park Voices (2010)
    Leimert Park Voices
    • co-director
    • 2010
  • It's More Expensive to Do Nothing (2010)
    It's More Expensive to Do Nothing
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Beisbol
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Spiritual Revolution (2008)
    Spiritual Revolution
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Pete Rose Playing to Win
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Nick Mancuso in Time of Fear (2002)
    Time of Fear
    • Director
    • 2002
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