BEHIND BARS

-          52 minute documentary

 

Across South Africa today -in 229 prisons -there are

currently some 126 000 prisoners. Of these, some 10 500 are

juveniles and 2 900 women.

"Behind Bars" speaks to a variety of prisoners & prisons

personnel to get behind the scenes of prison conditions in

South Africa today - covering the spectrum of awaiting-trial,

sentenced, female & juvenile prisoners.

The documentary looks at transformation in the

Dept of Correctional Services & gets comment from

Correctional Services Commissioner Khulekani Sitole examining

issues of corruption, overcrowding, incarceration of hardened

offenders, rehabilitations prisons management.

Prisons covered include Johannesburg Prison [ "Sun City " ],

Pollsmoor, Krugersdorp, Brandviei Youth Correctional Centre & the

Ekuseni Youth Development Centre.