Both Sides of the Bars
"Both Sides of the Bars" is a discussion-driven television program hosted by Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy (DRCPP). Featuring experts within the criminal justice field, the monthly program tackles critical questions about how the current system works, its intersections with social justice, and highlights the efforts that are being made to improve the lives of those impacted.
The program is produced in conjunction with Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), a public access channel in New York, NY, but has national relevance and reach. "Both Sides of the Bars" is currently syndicated on 111 television stations, in 26 states.
“Both Sides of the Bars” is typically broadcast on the second Sunday of every month at 10 PM EST on New York City’s Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), syndicated on select public access television stations nationwide, and posted online.
Watch on Television
Catch “Both Sides of the Bars” on the following television stations (check local listings for details):
- Berkeley, CA – Berkeley Community Media (BETV)
- Fresno, CA – Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC)
- Gilroy, CA – Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP)
- Long Beach, CA – PADNET.tv
- Merced, CA – Merced Educational TV (METV)
- Monrovia, CA – KGEM-TV
- Monterey, CA – AMP TV 5
- Napa Valley, CA – Napa Valley TV
- Novato, CA – Novato Community TV
- Oakland, CA – KTOP-TV 10
- Pacifica, CA – Pacific Coast TV
- Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Media
- Redding, CA – SCAC.TV
- San Francisco, CA – BAVC
- San Francisco, CA – EATV
- San Rafael, CA – CMCM TV
- Santa Cruz, CA – CTV
- Vallejo, CA – Vallejo Community Access Television (VCAT)
- New Haven, CT – Citizens TV
- Newington, CT – Newington Community TV
- Seymour, CT – Naugatuck Valley TV 10
- Westbrook, CT – Valley Shore Community TV (VSCTV)
- Wilmington, DL – WITN 22
- Tampa Bay, FL – TBCN
- Batavia, IL – BATV
- North Liberty, IA – North Liberty TV (NLTV)
- El Dorado, KS – BCTV Channel 20
- Amherst, MA – Amherst Media
- Ashburnham, MA – Ashburnham Westminister Community Access TV (AWCA TV)
- Athol, MA – AOTV
- Bourne, MA – Bourne Community TV
- Bridgewater, MA – BTV
- Brockton, MA – Brockton Community Access
- Brookline, MA – Brookline Interactive Group
- Cambridge, MA – Cambridge Community TV
- Canton, MA – Canton Community TV
- Carver, MA – Area 58 Community Access Media
- Eastham, MA – Lower Cape TV
- Harvard, MA – Harvard Cable TV
- Holbrook, MA – HCAM TV
- Hingham, MA – Harbor Media
- Ipswich, MA – Ipswich Community Access Media (ICAM)
- Lexington, MA – LexMedia
- Newburyport, MA – Greater Newburyport Community Media Hub
- Newton, MA – NewTV
- Northampton, MA – Northampton Open Media
- North Reading, MA – NORCAM
- Northborough, MA – Northborough Cable Access Television
- Sandwich, MA – Sandwich Community TV
- Shelburne Falls, MA – Falls Cable TV
- Somerville, MA – Somerville Community Access Television (SCATV)
- South Grafton, MA – GCTV11
- Westwood, MA – Westwood Media Center (WMC)
- Whitman, MA – Whitman Hanson Community Access (WHCA)
- Winchester, MA – Winchester Community Access & Media (WinCAM)
- Rockland, MA – WRPS
- Baltimore, MD – Engage Network
- Glen Burnie, MD – Anne Arundel Community TV
- Takoma Park, MD – Takoma Park City TV
- Auburn, ME – Great Falls TV
- Harpswell, ME – Harpswell TV
- Portland, ME – Portland Media Center
- Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor CTN
- Grand Rapids, MI – Grand Rapids TV (GRTV)
- Kalamazoo, MI – Public Media Network
- Wyoming, MI – WKTV
- Inver Grove Heights, MN – Town Square TV
- Minneapolis, MN – MCN6
- White Bear Lake, MN – SCCTV
- Missoula, MT – Missoula Community Access TV (MCAT)
- Chapel Hill, NC – The People’s Channel
- Greenville, NC – GPAT TV
- Claremont Community TV, NH – Claremont Community TV
- Concord, NH – Concord TV
- Derry, NH – Derry Community Access TV
- Portsmouth, NH – Portsmouth Public Media
- Piscataway, NJ – Piscataway Community TV
- Princeton, NJ – Princeton Community TV
- Albuquerque, NM – GOV TV
- Silver City, NM – Community Access TV of Silver
- Bronx, NY – BronxNet
- Brooklyn, NY – BRIC TV
- Greater Ossining, NY – Greater Ossining TV (GO-TV)
- Ithaca, NY – Pegasys TV Center
- New York, NY – CUNY TV
- New York, NY – Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)
- Penfield, NY – Penfield TV (PCTV)
- Queens, NY – Queens Public TV (QPTV)
- Rochester, NY – RCTV
- Schenectady, NY – Open Stage Media
- Tivoli, NY – Panda TV
- Dayton, OH – DATV
- Portland, OR – Portland Community Media (PCM)
- Erie, PA – CATVerie
- Moon Township, PA – MCA-TV
- Philadelphia, PA – La Salle TV
- Philadelphia, PA – PhillyCAM
- York, PA – White Rose Community TV (WRCT)
- Nashville, TN – NECAT Network
- Beaumont, TX – LUTV Channel 7
- Barre, VT – Central Vermont TV (CVTV)
- Burlington, VT – Regional Educational Television Network (RETN)
- Sunderland, VT – GNAT-TV
- Bellevue, WA – Bellevue College 28
- Renton, WA – Puget Sound Access (Carco Theatre)
- Seattle, WA – King County TV
- Algoma, WI – Algoma Community Access TV
- Marshfield, WI – Marshfield Media Access
- Hudson, WI – River Channel
- Sheboygan Community Station (WSCS)
- Whitehall, WI – TCCTV
Watch Online
“Both Sides of the Bars” episodes are posted to The Fortune Society’s YouTube channel the week after its initial airing on MNN. Subscribe to the channel to get the latest updates.
Watch past episodes of “Both Sides of the Bars” via the YouTube playlist below:
Interested in airing “Both Sides of the Bars”?
The program is available at no charge to public access TV stations interested in ready-to-broadcast educational content.
Station managers may contact Paul Hyman at phyman@fortunesociety.org for more information.
For other questions or comments:
Contact Achante Sims at asims@fortunesociety.org for other “Both Sides of the Bars” inquiries.