February 15, 2021
Episode98
Scott Budnick Produces Criminal Justice Reform
After producing The Hangover and its sequels, Scott Budnick took the incredibly rare step of leaving Hollywood to work full-time on sentencing reform and keeping young people out of jail. Through his work with the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, he was instrumental in passing sentencing reform and other key social justice measures in California. He’s continuing in this work and is now pack in Hollywood with One Community, a production company making socially-minded entertainment.
Listen:
Sources for audio clips
| Intro | |
| Producer Scott Budnick: Inmates are "terrified" amid COVID-19 pandemic - CBS News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWlY_J87lmo |
| "Hangover" Hollywood Producer Goes to Prison to Mentor Inmates - ABC News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWhtEtWHFE0 |
| Vision Talk: Scott Budnick - How Do We Reduce Recidivism? (Visioneering 2014) - Xprize | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UWbfUyDkWU |
| Scott Budnick - Reducing Recidivism through Connection and Community - The San Diego Foundation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9slBJaSka4g |
| Patti Jenkins ARC | |
| Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins honored for work with ARC at Variety's Power of Women | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ8tcfyo0RU |
| Mark Ruffalo (12:04) | |
| Mark Ruffalo -- What is Social Justice? - The Love Alliance | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS30O-tQeMI |
| Gang Sentencing Enhancements (18:33) | |
| Gang enhancement law unconstitutional - KYMA | youtube.com/watch?v=BGpuvPYlg60 |
| Prison Firefighters (24:52) | |
| A New Form of Slavery? Meet Incarcerated Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires For $1 An Hour - Democracy Now! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3lME6jMBy0 |
| Juvenile Life Without Parole (30:55) | |
| Unlocking Hope: Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences in Michigan | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTBB91Kk2ZQ |
| California SB 9 (37:11) | |
| CA Law To Prevent Juveniles From Being Tried As Adults - KPIX | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFuStCHmF2U |
| Just Mercy (43:17) | |
| How Social Justice Protests Are Affecting Hollywood | Celebrity Page | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3mlR0i1Y0U |
| COVID in prisons (48:56) | |
| Prisoners Are Using Smuggled Cellphones to Show the Coronavirus Nightmare Behind Bars - VICE News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmODcwJmf4c |
| Outro | |
| From prison to UCLA graduation | youtube.com/watch?v=eoQmO3yq2Xs |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
