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GOOD MORNING AMERICA FEATURES PAMELA SMART
Aired December 19, 2007
ARGUMENTS MADE FOR JURY MISCONDUCT AT TRIAL Fifteen years ago Pam Smart's murder trial, which began on March 4, 1991, rocked a small New Hampshire community and sent the nation reeling. As details of the plot to kill her husband, his execution style shooting and Smart's affair with the 16-year-old trigger-man unfolded; media from around the globe converged upon the small Exeter courtroom with a gold-rush like abandon. Although it was the events surrounding the murder which inspired a B-list movie, the trial itself was more than worthy of its own cinematic feature. Pam was recognized by Superintendent Ada Perez on Sunday, June 4 at the prison commencement ceremony. There, Pamela was given the 2006 service award winner for exemplary tutoring at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Congratulations Pamela!
By Matt Osborn
Published in The Equinox
The drama and controversy that would come to epitomize the Smart trial, and specifically the jury, began before the opening statements were even read. Prior to the trial, defense attorneys requested the case be moved to another location and that the jury be sequestered due to the intense media coverage. [Continue reading the article ...]
Group Participation
Member of N.O.W., May 1994-present
Member of Longtermer's Committee, 1994-present
Participated in ACE Walk-a-thon, 1993 through 2004
Inmate Liaison Committee President, 1994
Nominated by population for Inmate Grievance Representation, 1993-present
Weightlifting Competition, 1996
State Softball Team 1994-present
Organized Intramural Softball League, 1995-present
State Volleyball Team, 1996
Member of Playwright Eve Ensler's creative writing group, 2000-present
Elected Longtermer's Committee Delegate, 2005 - present
Member of Church Praise Dancers, 2005 - present
Gospel Reader, Church Services, 2005 - present
Programs Attended
Teacher's Aide in Pre-GED 1, 1994-2003
Academic Outreach Tutor, 1994-present
Money Addiction, November 1994
Academic I.P.A. Training, March 1995
Six Week HIV/AIDS Workshop, February 1997
Alternatives to Violence, March 2000
Anger and You, April 2000
Down on Violence, May 2000
Alternatives to Violence II, November 2000
Inmate Program Aide in Network/Step Up Program, 2003-October 2005
Network One Year Certificate 2004
2006 Service Award for Exemplary Tutoring
Academic Achievements
Graduated Highest in Class from Legal Research Course, January 1995
Completed Civil Rights Movement Course (CUNY), December 1995
Teaching Apprenticeship through N.Y. State Department of Labor, April 1997
Awarded University of Alabama's Sam Howard Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Criminal Justice Studies, 1996
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Alabama Criminal Justice Program, April 1997
Graduate Level Research Course (Columbia University), April 2000
Master of Science in Law Degree (GPA 4.0) Summa Cum Laude (Southern California University for Professional Studies), May 2001
Master of Fine Arts in English Literature (GPA 4.0) Summa Cum Laude, Class Valedictorian (Mercy College), May 2003
VOLUNTEER WORK
Unit maintenance and paint crew, 2003-present
Cleaned and painted for Accreditation, 1994, 2000
Taught pre-college math workshops involving the creation and design of pre-tests (all but one student passed their college entrance exams), 2000
Worked with Dr. Michelle Fine (Columbia University) on writing about Participatory Action Research for a book published by the American Psychological Association
Volunteer tutor for Pre-GED 1 & 2, GED, Pre-college, college, and Master's students, 1993-present
Worked for two years on Research Project re: the impact of college on women in prison. Involved extensive research, conducting focus groups, designing the project, writing, editing, data analysis, and constructing several reports
Organized and oversaw "Childhood Games" night in RMU3 - Mental Health Unit, 2000-2002.
Volunteer Tutor in Long Term Care Hospital Unit, 2003-present
Performer at Latin Explosion Educational Event, 2002
Researcher and Emcee for Motown Extravaganza Event, 2003
Researcher for Harlem Renaissance Event, 2001
Published Works
"Changing Minds": The Impact of College in a Maximum Security Prison. Collaborative research by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Women in Prison at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. September 2001
"A Space for Co-Constructing Counter Stories Under Surveillance". Critical Psychology. The International Journal of Critical Psychology. Eds. Michelle Fine and Anita Harris. London: Lawrence and Wishart. 2001
"What I Want My Words To Do To You". Ed. Judith Katz. PBS "Point of View" Documentary, 2003
- This documentary won the coveted "Freedom of Expression" award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival
- This documentary won the "PASS Award" from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
