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The 2022 Peabody Awards have announced the second round of winners, which includes My Name is Pauli Murray in the documentary category and Hacks in the entertainment category.
The New York Times’ Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol won in the news category alongside PBS NewsHour’s January 6th Reporting.
Other winners include Philly D.A., presented by Kevin Bacon; Sort Of, presented by Tan France; and NBC Bay Area: The Moms of Magnolia Street & No Man’s Land: Fighting for Fatherhood in a Broken System, presented by H.E.R.
The remaining awards will be presented virtually Wednesday through Thursday. A full list of nominees can be found here, and the first round of winners is here.
A total of 30 winners will be chosen from the nominees and revealed this week with celebs announcing each recipient via a short video...
The 2022 Peabody Awards have announced the second round of winners, which includes My Name is Pauli Murray in the documentary category and Hacks in the entertainment category.
The New York Times’ Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol won in the news category alongside PBS NewsHour’s January 6th Reporting.
Other winners include Philly D.A., presented by Kevin Bacon; Sort Of, presented by Tan France; and NBC Bay Area: The Moms of Magnolia Street & No Man’s Land: Fighting for Fatherhood in a Broken System, presented by H.E.R.
The remaining awards will be presented virtually Wednesday through Thursday. A full list of nominees can be found here, and the first round of winners is here.
A total of 30 winners will be chosen from the nominees and revealed this week with celebs announcing each recipient via a short video...
- 6/7/2022
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Philly D.A., the docuseries from PBS’ Independent Lens that shines a light on Larry Krasner, who fought the city’s district attorney’s office as a civil rights lawyer for 30 years before he was elected to the position himself, has won a Peabody Award.
The eight-part series from All Ages Productions, Department of Motion Pictures and Itvs will be bestowed the honor Tuesday in the Documentaries section of the annual honors, which go to the year’s most powerful content across the fields of entertainment, docs, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth, and public service programming.
The awards, in their 82nd year, hail from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
Kevin Bacon announced the honor for Philly D.A. virtually as part of Peabody’s rollout this week of its 30 overall awards. Philly D.A. directors and Philadelphia natives...
The eight-part series from All Ages Productions, Department of Motion Pictures and Itvs will be bestowed the honor Tuesday in the Documentaries section of the annual honors, which go to the year’s most powerful content across the fields of entertainment, docs, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth, and public service programming.
The awards, in their 82nd year, hail from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
Kevin Bacon announced the honor for Philly D.A. virtually as part of Peabody’s rollout this week of its 30 overall awards. Philly D.A. directors and Philadelphia natives...
- 6/7/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max’s “Hacks” is the latest entertainment series to be honored by the Peabody Awards, which announced the win on Tuesday morning.
“When they’re together taking on all things comedy and feminism, ‘Hacks’ crackles with wit and truly sings,” Melissa McCarthy said in her presentation to the show.
Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, are behind the show.
“HBO Max’s Hacks became a word-of-mouth hit thanks to the brilliantly funny intergenerational pairing of Jean Smart as standup legend Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, the desperate young comedy writer sent to freshen up Deborah’s act,” the org said in its statement honoring the show. “Created by ‘Broad City’ writers Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, the series follows Deborah and Ava as they try to revive their...
“When they’re together taking on all things comedy and feminism, ‘Hacks’ crackles with wit and truly sings,” Melissa McCarthy said in her presentation to the show.
Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, are behind the show.
“HBO Max’s Hacks became a word-of-mouth hit thanks to the brilliantly funny intergenerational pairing of Jean Smart as standup legend Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, the desperate young comedy writer sent to freshen up Deborah’s act,” the org said in its statement honoring the show. “Created by ‘Broad City’ writers Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, the series follows Deborah and Ava as they try to revive their...
- 6/7/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
When a family member is sentenced to prison it’s often their family that “does the time”—having one less mother, father, brother, sister to raise a child. This isn’t to say a sentence isn’t ever deserved, even if the justice system is far more punitive and destructive than need be, placing incarcerated individuals from the city in far-flung rural places and bringing them back into the system for minor parole violations that could be dealt with a warning rather than six more months. This is where young entrepreneur Krystal Bush, daughter and sister of two justice-impacted individuals, comes in: staring a van service, Bridging the Gap, to drive families to see their loved ones hundreds of miles from her home in Philadelphia.
The service becomes a family affair with mother “Big Krystal” driving a second van while also preparing for son Jarvae’s release from the city prison after 11 years.
The service becomes a family affair with mother “Big Krystal” driving a second van while also preparing for son Jarvae’s release from the city prison after 11 years.
- 3/17/2022
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
PBS was the top winner in the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards on Tuesday, with four honors for outstanding broadcast and digital reporting in the public interest.
Amazon Studios and Apple were first-time winners, while CBS News, The New York Times and HBO also won awards.
PBS’s wins were for an Independent Lens look into the first term of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, while Pov won for coverage of Kenyan political activist Softie and the documentary Through the Night. Frontline, NPR and Planet Money won for Waste Land, an audio investigation into the oil industry and plastic recycling.
CBS News and anchor Norah O’Donnell were honored for the report on sexual assault in the U.S. military, and The New York Times won for a documentary film on the January 6th Capitol insurrection. HBO’s award was for Nanfu Wang’s In the Same Breath, about the misinformation by the Chinese and U.
Amazon Studios and Apple were first-time winners, while CBS News, The New York Times and HBO also won awards.
PBS’s wins were for an Independent Lens look into the first term of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, while Pov won for coverage of Kenyan political activist Softie and the documentary Through the Night. Frontline, NPR and Planet Money won for Waste Land, an audio investigation into the oil industry and plastic recycling.
CBS News and anchor Norah O’Donnell were honored for the report on sexual assault in the U.S. military, and The New York Times won for a documentary film on the January 6th Capitol insurrection. HBO’s award was for Nanfu Wang’s In the Same Breath, about the misinformation by the Chinese and U.
- 2/9/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Breonna Taylor became famous for the way she died, but the documentary short “Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance” explores her legacy from a different angle: through the artwork she inspired. The MTV Documentary Films release played at AFI Fest in November and is currently available to stream on Paramount+.
In March 2020, Taylor was murdered by plainclothes police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, who broke down her apartment door and shot her to death after her boyfriend Kenneth Walker fired a warning shot in self-defense at the unknown intruders. None of the officers involved were charged for killing her, which along with the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery — all taking place between February and May of that year — inspired international outrage and worldwide protests in support of Black lives.
See‘Lynching Postcards’ revisits an ugly chapter in American history
“Bree Wayy” starts with her mother, Tamika Palmer, marveling at the...
In March 2020, Taylor was murdered by plainclothes police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, who broke down her apartment door and shot her to death after her boyfriend Kenneth Walker fired a warning shot in self-defense at the unknown intruders. None of the officers involved were charged for killing her, which along with the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery — all taking place between February and May of that year — inspired international outrage and worldwide protests in support of Black lives.
See‘Lynching Postcards’ revisits an ugly chapter in American history
“Bree Wayy” starts with her mother, Tamika Palmer, marveling at the...
- 12/13/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Documentarian Senain Kheshgi takes us through a few of her favorite documentaries.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
American Movie (1999)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
The French Connection (1971) – Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary
Grey Gardens (1975)
Salesman (1969)
Real Life (1979)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Seven Up! (1964)
Don’t Look Back (1967)
Primary (1960)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Reds (1981)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2020 best-of list
High School (1968)
Hospital (1970)
Titicut Follies (1967)
Harlan County, USA (1976)
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
India Cabaret (1985)
The 400 Blows (1959) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Bicycle Thieves (1949) – Dennis Cozzalio’s Muriel Awards column
Shoeshine (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Day For Night (1973) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary
Sherman’s March (1986)
Capturing The Friedmans (2003)
I Think We’re Alone Now (2008)
The Mole Agent (2020)
The Act of Killing (2012)
Other Notable Items
Walter Hill
Walton Goggins
The Majority
Mark Borchardt
Mike Schank
The...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
American Movie (1999)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
The French Connection (1971) – Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary
Grey Gardens (1975)
Salesman (1969)
Real Life (1979)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Seven Up! (1964)
Don’t Look Back (1967)
Primary (1960)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Reds (1981)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2020 best-of list
High School (1968)
Hospital (1970)
Titicut Follies (1967)
Harlan County, USA (1976)
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
India Cabaret (1985)
The 400 Blows (1959) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Bicycle Thieves (1949) – Dennis Cozzalio’s Muriel Awards column
Shoeshine (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Day For Night (1973) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary
Sherman’s March (1986)
Capturing The Friedmans (2003)
I Think We’re Alone Now (2008)
The Mole Agent (2020)
The Act of Killing (2012)
Other Notable Items
Walter Hill
Walton Goggins
The Majority
Mark Borchardt
Mike Schank
The...
- 7/27/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Philly D.A. Photo: Yoni Brook Philly D.A., BBC Four, 10pm and 11pm, Tuesday and repeated Thursday at 11.40pm and 12.40pm
These first two episodes of Yoni Brook, Ted Passon's eight part documentary series are so good that they were packaged up as a film and played extensively on the festival circuit last year. They follow Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner - who many see as the very definition of poacher turned gamekeeper as prior to taking the job he was a long-serving civil rights lawyer who sued the Philadelphia Pd more than 70 times. Krasner is a progressive - and was elected on that mandate - and these first two episodes of what promises to be an excellent series show how he immediately locks horns with many of the old-timers in his department. Krasner is not a man that hangs about and the documentarians, while clearly hoping he succeeds,...
These first two episodes of Yoni Brook, Ted Passon's eight part documentary series are so good that they were packaged up as a film and played extensively on the festival circuit last year. They follow Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner - who many see as the very definition of poacher turned gamekeeper as prior to taking the job he was a long-serving civil rights lawyer who sued the Philadelphia Pd more than 70 times. Krasner is a progressive - and was elected on that mandate - and these first two episodes of what promises to be an excellent series show how he immediately locks horns with many of the old-timers in his department. Krasner is not a man that hangs about and the documentarians, while clearly hoping he succeeds,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
As a civil rights attorney in private practice, Larry Krasner sued the Philadelphia Police Department roughly 75 times. Not exactly the kind of guy you would expect to run for district attorney of Philadelphia. Or to win.
But that’s exactly what happened in 2017. Not even Krasner gave himself good odds of victory when he first entered the race.
“It was a laughable shot,” he tells Deadline, “but somehow it worked.”
Krasner swept into office as part of a wave of progressive D.A.s elected in cities around the country, an iconoclastic group dedicated to taking on a system many critics see as systemically racist and unfair.
“This administration is going to have a progressive and frankly activist approach to criminal justice reform,” Krasner articulated early in his tenure, promising to “substantially” alter charging and sentencing practices and cash bail policies that have contributed to mass incarceration. “You’re not going to see slow,...
But that’s exactly what happened in 2017. Not even Krasner gave himself good odds of victory when he first entered the race.
“It was a laughable shot,” he tells Deadline, “but somehow it worked.”
Krasner swept into office as part of a wave of progressive D.A.s elected in cities around the country, an iconoclastic group dedicated to taking on a system many critics see as systemically racist and unfair.
“This administration is going to have a progressive and frankly activist approach to criminal justice reform,” Krasner articulated early in his tenure, promising to “substantially” alter charging and sentencing practices and cash bail policies that have contributed to mass incarceration. “You’re not going to see slow,...
- 6/18/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The video above was produced by IndieWire’s Creative Producer Leonardo Adrian Garcia. The conversation below relates to PBS docuseries “Philly D.A.,” an eight-part look inside the district attorney’s office of Philadelphia and the challenges faced by Larry Krasner, a longtime progressive defense attorney elected as the city’s prosecutor. Helmed by Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, and Nicole Salazar the docuseries is available to stream in full via the PBS app and website.
Libby Hill, TV Awards Editor: Ben, I have to be honest with you. It’s not often that you completely blindside me, recommending a series that wasn’t on my radar whatsoever. And yet, here we have “Philly D.A.” Are you just pulling my leg? Are you sure this show actually exists?
Ben Travers, TV Critic: Libby, not only am I sure “Philly D.A.” exists, but I’m relatively sure it’s the best documentary series...
Libby Hill, TV Awards Editor: Ben, I have to be honest with you. It’s not often that you completely blindside me, recommending a series that wasn’t on my radar whatsoever. And yet, here we have “Philly D.A.” Are you just pulling my leg? Are you sure this show actually exists?
Ben Travers, TV Critic: Libby, not only am I sure “Philly D.A.” exists, but I’m relatively sure it’s the best documentary series...
- 6/4/2021
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
While it eventually evolved to become a sprawling, eight-part look inside a Philadelphia institution at a crucial pivot point, “Philly D.A.” didn’t start out that way. Ted Passon and Yoni Brook began filming a smaller-scale documentary project on the longshot local campaign of Larry Krasner, a longtime progressive defense attorney running for the city’s district attorney job.
After Krasner’s surprising victory, the two showed up throughout the transition process and in the opening weeks of the new Da’s tenure. Over time, producer Nicole Salazar joined as an integral part of the series’ core team, helping to expand the scope of a unique journalistic endeavor. After a Sundance premiere and a weekly run as part of PBS’ “Independent Lens,” “Philly D.A.” now stands as a record of an undertaking seemingly as mammoth as the downtown office building where much of it takes place.
Pick any...
After Krasner’s surprising victory, the two showed up throughout the transition process and in the opening weeks of the new Da’s tenure. Over time, producer Nicole Salazar joined as an integral part of the series’ core team, helping to expand the scope of a unique journalistic endeavor. After a Sundance premiere and a weekly run as part of PBS’ “Independent Lens,” “Philly D.A.” now stands as a record of an undertaking seemingly as mammoth as the downtown office building where much of it takes place.
Pick any...
- 6/1/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Independent Lens, the PBS documentary anthology series, has announced its upcoming spring slate. The weekly program, produced in partnership with Itvs, will spotlight a range of topics, from criminal justice reform to the plight of the American dream.
Among the first to air will be “Philly D.A.,” an eight-episode deep dive into local-policy making and the fight for criminal justice reform. For the series, filmmakers Ted Passon and Yoni Brook gained unparalleled access into the office of Philadelphia Defense Attorney Larry Krasner as he and his team attempt to fight inequities in the justice system and institute real change. It premieres on April 20 on Independent Les and will be available to stream on the PBS Video App.
The first two hours of “Philly D.A.” premiered at Sundance Film Festival to strong reviews. In Variety’s review, Kiko Martinez called the series “compelling” and “empowering.”
“For anyone looking for a leader...
Among the first to air will be “Philly D.A.,” an eight-episode deep dive into local-policy making and the fight for criminal justice reform. For the series, filmmakers Ted Passon and Yoni Brook gained unparalleled access into the office of Philadelphia Defense Attorney Larry Krasner as he and his team attempt to fight inequities in the justice system and institute real change. It premieres on April 20 on Independent Les and will be available to stream on the PBS Video App.
The first two hours of “Philly D.A.” premiered at Sundance Film Festival to strong reviews. In Variety’s review, Kiko Martinez called the series “compelling” and “empowering.”
“For anyone looking for a leader...
- 4/7/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
"I am a career civil rights lawyer." Dogwoof has revealed the first trailer for Philly D.A., a new doc made by filmmakers Yoni Broo & Ted Passon. This just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as one long 110 minute feature film. However, the project is being sold/distributed as a series with 8x hour-long episodes in total. Philly D.A. is a groundbreaking documentary embedded inside the shocking election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, the most controversial District Attorney in the nation, and his mission to upend the criminal justice system from within. It reminds me of Frederick Wiseman's recent doc City Hall, but this series seems to have a more nuanced focus with Krasner and his plans for the city. "Directors Ted Passon & Yoni Brook rigorously bring to life the people impacted and incensed by the failings of the system, as well as those fighting to maintain the status quo.
- 2/12/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Nicole Salazar earns 2021 Sundance Institute | Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction Filmmaking
Natalie Qasabian has been awarded the 2021 Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction Filmmaking for her film Run.
The award honours bold vision and a commitment to continuing work as a creative producer in the independent space. Qasabian’s husband and partner Sev Ohanian won the award two years ago for his work on Searching, which they produced together.
Qasabian produced Run with Sev Ohanian for Lionsgate and the film premiered on Hulu last autumn. Qasabian wrote the screenplay with Aneesh Chaganty, who presented the award in a virtual ceremony.
Natalie Qasabian has been awarded the 2021 Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction Filmmaking for her film Run.
The award honours bold vision and a commitment to continuing work as a creative producer in the independent space. Qasabian’s husband and partner Sev Ohanian won the award two years ago for his work on Searching, which they produced together.
Qasabian produced Run with Sev Ohanian for Lionsgate and the film premiered on Hulu last autumn. Qasabian wrote the screenplay with Aneesh Chaganty, who presented the award in a virtual ceremony.
- 1/31/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
It would be naive to think the production shutdowns persisting across Hollywood wouldn’t also affect the output of independent artists, and the 2021 Sundance lineup has borne that unfortunate reality out. This year’s virtual event remains an ambitious undertaking — one more in line with the festival’s adventurous, experimental roots than its current trend-setting, Oscar-baiting footprint — but there are fewer films, and yes, fewer series, too. In its fourth year featuring a section dedicated to serialized stories and indie TV pilots, Sundance 2021 has just four shows in its newly titled Indie Series lineup: “4 Feet High,” “Seeds of Deceit,” “These Days,” and “Would You Rather.” That’s exactly half the total in last year’s Indie Episodic program and in line with the 40 percent drop in overall festival offerings.
Other TV-friendly options are scattered throughout the festival’s 11 categories, including “Philly D.A.,” a docuseries on civil rights attorney Larry Krasner...
Other TV-friendly options are scattered throughout the festival’s 11 categories, including “Philly D.A.,” a docuseries on civil rights attorney Larry Krasner...
- 1/30/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the six titles that will take part in the latest edition of Berlinale Series. The shows will screen online during the first week of March when the European Film Market runs, and the team are currently discussing plans for presenting some of the shows during the festival’s planned summer event.
The line-up includes Philly D.A., the strand’s first docuseries, which follows the most controversial District Attorney in the U.S. and will arrive from its premiere at Sundance. Deadline recently revealed that Dogwoof has boarded the project, which comes from Oscar-nominated duo Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald.
Latin American TV will be represented for the first time with two titles: Amongst Men (Entre Hombres), an Argentinian HBO production, and The Last Days of Gilda (Os últimos dias de Gilda) from Canal Brazil.
Russell T Davies’ drama set during the AIDS crisis,...
The line-up includes Philly D.A., the strand’s first docuseries, which follows the most controversial District Attorney in the U.S. and will arrive from its premiere at Sundance. Deadline recently revealed that Dogwoof has boarded the project, which comes from Oscar-nominated duo Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald.
Latin American TV will be represented for the first time with two titles: Amongst Men (Entre Hombres), an Argentinian HBO production, and The Last Days of Gilda (Os últimos dias de Gilda) from Canal Brazil.
Russell T Davies’ drama set during the AIDS crisis,...
- 1/26/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Factual specialist sales outfit Dogwoof has taken rights on two Sundance series titles this year: Dutch three-parter Seeds Of Deceit, about a high profile scandal, and eight-part Philly D.A., which is co-produced by PBS Independent Lens.
Seeds Of Deceit will world premiere in Sundance’s Indie Series strand. Directed by Miriam Guttman, the doc is an investigation into the revelation that a respected Dutch fertility doctor, Dr. Karbaat, clandestinely inseminated over 65 of his patients with his own semen. The series examines how he got away with it for so long and the repercussions that haunt those affected: the emotional trauma of coming to terms with a changed, uncertain genetic origin.
The show was produced by Monique Busman and Michiel van Erp for De Familie Film & TV and co-produced by Dutch broadcaster Vpro.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Dogwoof on our documentary series Seeds Of Deceit.
Seeds Of Deceit will world premiere in Sundance’s Indie Series strand. Directed by Miriam Guttman, the doc is an investigation into the revelation that a respected Dutch fertility doctor, Dr. Karbaat, clandestinely inseminated over 65 of his patients with his own semen. The series examines how he got away with it for so long and the repercussions that haunt those affected: the emotional trauma of coming to terms with a changed, uncertain genetic origin.
The show was produced by Monique Busman and Michiel van Erp for De Familie Film & TV and co-produced by Dutch broadcaster Vpro.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Dogwoof on our documentary series Seeds Of Deceit.
- 1/11/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
When we think of very politically active musicians, we often think of those who are raging against the machine, as it were. John Legend is no political rageaholic. You could hardly find a mainstream superstar tripping through the 21st century with a lighter sense of grace or a higher everyday likability factor than this singer-songwriter and “Voice” judge. Yet he and his wife Chrissy Teigen are also among the most outspoken of the celebrity class, letting the blithe good will they usually engender and bold, potentially polarizing political talk go hand-in-hand.
Variety spoke with Legend for this week’s cover stories on politics and entertainment. We’re breaking out more of our talk with Legend here to explore the issues and candidates that matter to him.
Variety: Do you have a hierarchy of issues that are important to you this year? Because you are the founder of Free America, so...
Variety spoke with Legend for this week’s cover stories on politics and entertainment. We’re breaking out more of our talk with Legend here to explore the issues and candidates that matter to him.
Variety: Do you have a hierarchy of issues that are important to you this year? Because you are the founder of Free America, so...
- 3/3/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Last year, the nonprofit organization Safehouse formed in Philadelphia with the intention of creating safe-injection sites for heroin users. Public health experts have touted the idea for such sites — which would provide a place for opioid users to shoot up under medical supervision — as a way to limit overdose deaths and prevent the spread of HIV. It’s a harm-reduction method that has been used across the Europe to great success — outdoor drug use decreases and overdoes death is reduced. So far, no death has ever been reported at a safe-injection site.
- 2/7/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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