Uses an innovative mix of interviews, photographs and sketches combined with comprehensive statistical information, to provide a profile on prisoners in New South Wales. Shows who goes to prison, why, and what happens to them inside the gaols. Interviews with ex-prisoners and their families demonstrate the futility of prisons as an answer to social problems. Touches on the destructive fires at Bathurst Jail and the reprisals carried out on prisoners before their transfer.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016338
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fires
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime prevention
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisons
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisons - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)