I watched the full length version of this programme late last night. It is exactly what it says it is; an exploration into Miami Mega-jail, one of America's largest and most violent of jails, a holding pen for almost 6000 un-convicted inmates.
During the programmed Louie interviewed two youths, one who was only 14 and one who was just 16 at the time of the alleged crime. I know our systems are really different, and I know violent crime is rampant in some parts of America, but I still find it well… odd in the extreme to see minors in such a harsh adult environment.
Something else I noticed was that all prisoners on this programme seemed to be non-white. Is this usual??
In another part of the programme a female officer seems to be saying a violent attack on another prisoner who has ‘psych’ problems, was justified because this ‘psych’ prisoner was ‘acting out’
The whole thing was quite bizarre really.
I’m just wondering what others think about this.
