8 Days at Ware Panel Discussion (2023)
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-04-25
Duration: 01:00:41
Subjects: Independent filmmakers | Juvenile justice, Administration of | Mental Health
Contributors:
- Midgett, Linda Moderator
- Schutzer, Meg Panelist
- Mueller, Rachel Lauren Panelist
- Ricks, Terri Panelist
- Rome, Kristen Panelist
Description
This program from April 25, 2023, features Linda Midgett, LPB executive producer, moderating a panel discussion following a virtual screening of the Reel South documentary short film “8 Days at Ware,” an investigation into youth suicide and a legacy of abuse at Louisiana’s Ware Youth Center in Coushatta. The panelists are: Meg Schutzer, filmmaker; Rachel Lauren Mueller, filmmaker; Secretary Terri Ricks of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services; and Kristen Rome, co-executive director of the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights. They discuss: the making of the film; Louisiana’s juvenile justice system; and youth mental health.