"In Their Hands" Screening & Discussion

On Thursday, December 12th, the film, In Their Hands, will premiere in person at the Chicago Cultural Center (6:30 p.m.) and virtually on all WTTW platforms (9:00 p.m.). In Their Hands is a documentary about one man’s fight for freedom that pulls back the curtain on the politics of parole.

About the Film

Ronnie Carrasquillo appears destined to die in prison. 47 years after he killed a plainclothes police officer, his life is in the hands of a parole board whose decision-making is swayed by shifting political sands and an ever-present police union. As Ronnie’s family and attorney fight for his freedom, they keep coming back to the same question: “Is this any way to decide a man’s fate?” In Their Hands is a documentary about one man’s fight for freedom that pulls back the curtain on the politics of parole.

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