Kids Behind Bars

1 x 60 for ITV1

 

A powerful observational film looking at life in the children’s wing of a US maximum security prison, where under-18s have been tried as adults for horrific crimes. The film focused on the children and staff working in the unit.

 

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'Heartbreaking'

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– The Guardian

 

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'The film subtly highlights the tragedy not only of the victims’ situation, but of perpetrators who let a moment of madness destroy their young lives'

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– The Telegraph