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The Screen Guide

A look at the cost of running prisons in Australia and the prison system in general. The problems of overcrowding, availability of drugs, AIDS and sexual assault are examined. Includes a look at the issue of custody-control and Prison Officers - their training and the effects the job has on them. Possible alternatives to imprisonment are discussed and why the community should care about what happens in our prisons.

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Crew

Director
David Goldie
Writers
Jim Downes  Marc Phipps
Producer
David Goldie

Cast

Max Phipps (Narrator)

Production Details

Production Completion
1987
Genre
Social contemporary
Production Company
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sales

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