Introducing Companions
For a number of months, award-winning ABC News producer Barbara Pinto knew that Companions' Aunt Mary’s Story Project was an important project for the world to know about. After her initial visit to Dwight Correctional Center with Companions Executive Director Karen Hutt, she left saying, “These women are not that different from anyone I know; they simply made a bad choice or they were born into circumstances of horrible abuse or neglect. I want to tell their story.” Here is what she produced. Please note that you can watch in-depth interviews of all the women interviewed at the end of the film segment.