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Alan Swyer

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Alan Swyer
In recent decades, the population of American prisons has risen precipitously, and along with it the economic burden on society. What is lost in this zeal for incarceration is a grasp of the social and financial advantages of remediation, a disconnect that fails not just offenders in need of rehabilitation but also the communities that rely on lawmakers to keep them safe. The math is staggeringly simple: It will cost $75,000 year if a nonviolent offender returns to prison, whereas $5,000 a year will help that individual lead a productive life outside.
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It's More Expensive to Do Nothing (2010)
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Alan Swyer is known for Beisbol (2010), Time of Fear (2002) and Baywatch (1989).
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    Beisbol
    • Producer
    • 2010
    Nick Mancuso in Time of Fear (2002)
    Time of Fear
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 2002
    Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Spiritual Revolution (2008)
    Spiritual Revolution
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Producer

    • When Houston Had the Blues (2023)
      When Houston Had the Blues
      8.6
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Rainbow Borden and Chris Prascus in Old Times (2019)
      Old Times
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Harlem to Hollywood (2018)
      Harlem to Hollywood
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2018
    • El Boxeo (2013)
      El Boxeo
      8.3
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Beisbol
      • producer
      • 2010
    • It's More Expensive to Do Nothing (2010)
      It's More Expensive to Do Nothing
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Leimert Park Voices (2010)
      Leimert Park Voices
      8.0
      • co-producer
      • 2010
    • Spiritual Revolution (2008)
      Spiritual Revolution
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Verdict
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2000
    • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
      Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1996
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1991–1992

    Writer

    • Rainbow Borden and Chris Prascus in Old Times (2019)
      Old Times
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Beisbol
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Spiritual Revolution (2008)
      Spiritual Revolution
      7.4
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Pete Rose Playing to Win
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Nick Mancuso in Time of Fear (2002)
      Time of Fear
      4.8
      • screenplay
      • 2002
    • Verdict
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
      Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1991–1992
    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
      Alfred Hitchcock Presents
      7.7
      TV Series
      • teleplay and story
      • 1989
    • Richard Pryor in Critical Condition (1987)
      Critical Condition
      5.4
      • story
      • 1987
    • The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
      The Buddy Holly Story
      7.3
      • story
      • 1978

    Director

    • When Houston Had the Blues (2023)
      When Houston Had the Blues
      8.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Rainbow Borden and Chris Prascus in Old Times (2019)
      Old Times
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Harlem to Hollywood (2018)
      Harlem to Hollywood
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Belle Époque, an introduction (2016)
      Belle Époque, an introduction
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • El Boxeo (2013)
      El Boxeo
      8.3
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Beisbol
      • Director
      • 2010
    • It's More Expensive to Do Nothing (2010)
      It's More Expensive to Do Nothing
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Leimert Park Voices (2010)
      Leimert Park Voices
      8.0
      • co-director
      • 2010
    • Spiritual Revolution (2008)
      Spiritual Revolution
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Pete Rose Playing to Win
      Video
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Nick Mancuso in Time of Fear (2002)
      Time of Fear
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2002
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    It's More Expensive To Do Nothing
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    Beisbol: Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
    Beisbol: Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
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    Beisbol: Yesterday Today and Tomorrow

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