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Secret Safe Place for Newborns For District Attorneys Publicity One of the most important ingredients in the success of A Secret Safe Place For Newborns in Mobile County was the involvement of WPMI-TV. The initial idea for the program was suggested when former WPMI reporter Jodi Brooks asked Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson, Jr. if mothers who turned over unharmed newborns could be offered protection from prosecution for abandonment. Ms. Brooks and WPMI provided extensive publicity when the program was announced and as newborns were brought to A Secret Safe Place For Newborns locations. The Mobile County District Attorney's Office meets its obligation to provide information on the program to all news media through news releases and interviews. All local media is informed by the District Attorney's Office when A Secret Safe Place For Newborns baby is received. It is recommended that news releases on the announcement of the program, addition of hospitals and other A Secret Safe Place For Newborns locations and arrival of Secret Safe Place For Newborns babies be made to all the local media. Interviews can be provided to media that take a special interest in the program. Subjects for interviews include: how the crime prevention aspects of the Secret Safe Place For Newborns Program fits with the mission of the local District Attorney's Office; the training of hospital and other volunteers; what it is like for a nurse who receives a child. <-- Previous | Next -->