DESCRIPTION:
The role of the prison system is to punish offenders, protect the public, and rehabilitate inmates. In the majority of cases, convicted offenders can be reformed and re-enter society to live a productive, law-abiding existence, but in some instances, prison can bring out the worst in people who are already deemed dangerous…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton
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Darker Days by Alternate Endings
The Art Of Fortification by Hill
R Naught by Kevin Graham
The Void by Cody Martin
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
Belly Crawler by Hill
Stasis Interrupted by Dresden, The Flamingo
Luminosity by Outside The Sky
Kindness by Outside The Sky
A Forgotten Dream Returns by Hill
Aqueducts by Falls
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