Hudson Link documentary, “Zero Percent,” which focuses on our college program inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility, has been wining many accolades at film festivals across the country including: the first-ever Silver Heart Award at the Dallas International Film Festival; Best Documentary Award at UrbanWorld, Breckenridge, Bronx and Las Vegas Film Festivals; Best of Festival at the Arlington International Film Festival; and the Human Spirit Award at the Ojai Film Festival.
Thanks to Sing Sing Superintendent Philip Heath the entire Sing Sing inmate population was given the opportunity to watch “Zero Percent” in Sing Sing’s auditorium. On the way out of the auditorium many of the men commented that they were “emotionally drained and immensely proud of all that the Hudson Link men have accomplished in their lives” and several of the guards stated that the film accurately represented the transformation they have witnessed first-hand as a result of Hudson Link’s college program and felt that seeing the film would help to motivate and inspire the general inmate population.
Swiss Public Radio Airs Program On Hudson Link
A reporter from the Swiss Public Radio Station in Switzerland came to the United States recently to interview Sean Pica and a number of students attending the Hudson Link/Mercy College Program at Sing Sing for a half-hour radio segment to be broadcast in Switzerland. Feedback on the Hudson Link radio program has been extremely positive, most listeners found the story very moving. If you would like to view several photos listed on Swiss Public Radio’s website and listen to the broadcast, which was aired in German and English, please click here.
Thirteen Men Graduate Nyack College at Fishkill Correctional Facility
On August 10, 2011 Hudson Link hosted its first-ever college graduation at the Fishkill Correctional Facility. To the traditional pomp and circumstance, thirteen men marched proudly through a room of family, friends and supporters to receive their Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management from Nyack College. Three of the graduates had already been released from prison but understanding how important it was that they participate in the ceremony alongside their fellow graduates, the Department of Corrections granted these men permission to enter the prison and be a part of the festivities. We are extremely grateful to the Department of Corrections for arranging this.
2011 Graduation
Believing in the transformative power of education
Graduate Dewey Bozella receives Arthur Ashe Award for Courage
Hudson Link Graduate, Dewey Bozella, exonerated after spending 26 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit, was the recipient of the 2011 ESPN ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Past recipients of this award include Nelson Mandela, Muhammed Ali and Billie Jean King. ESPN produced a wonderful short documentary about Dewey’s story.
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