NYC Department of Correction radio program produced by WNYC. Rod Serling plays a sailor who slugs a couple of people and steals money from them. He ends up in jail. After drama, the classification board reviews his case. 

A sailor leaves home to work in the big city, where he spends his time thinking of his wife and missing home or running around town drunk. A friend tries to steer him in the right direction, but he gets even more upset and brushes the friend off. Desperate for money to feed his drinking, he punches a kid and steals $7. Later he gets caught for stealing money from someone else. He tells the cops he's no criminal and he wants a chance to start over. The conviction is for hitting two civilians while still in uniform and stealing money from them. Dishonorably discharged from the Navy.

The actual date of this episode is 1946-12-11. For technical reasons, it shows up incorrectly above.

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

WNYC's public service series with NYC Department of Correction. Dramatization and meeting of Corrections Classification ...

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

WNYC's public service series with NYC Department of Correction. Dramatization and meeting of Corrections Classification Board. Boy steals radio and thinks it's his ticket to the future. After dramatization, Classification Board ...