KQED News' first feature-length digital film presentation is available online today. Marvin Mutch spent more than 40 years in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. Accused and convicted of a murder in Union City in 1974, Mutch was given a sentence of seven years to life in prison.
| Marvin Mutch spent more than 40 years in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. Accused and convicted of a murder in Union City in 1974, Mutch was given a sentence of seven years to life in prison. In order to create KQED News' first feature-length digital film presentation, reporters Adam Grossberg and Alex Emslie spent a year re-investigating the crime and Mutch's conviction, his long and hard-won fight for parole, and his re-entry back into society.
Mutch's story, stretching from his arrest as an 18-year-old to the prison gates on the day of his release, sheds light on a strained criminal justice system, the often subjective and indiscriminate nature of parole hearings, and recent changes to try and improve them. The Trials of Marvin Mutch also follows Marvin through his first six months of freedom, as he re-enters society and tries to find purpose after so many years behind bards.
Marvin's story has also inpired a Q'ed Up podcast series, with new episodes every Wednesday through June 21. Make sure to listen and subscribe. | |
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If you live in the East Bay area, join KQED for a special free screening of The Trials of Marvin Mutch followed by an open conversation about the current state of the parole system and how activists are hoping to reform the process to help inmates re-enter society while protecting the best interests of all parties involved.
| The Trials of Marvin Mutch: Free screening and conversation
Thursday, June 1
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland
Reception: 5-6pm
Film screening and conversation: 6-8pm
Register to attend
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