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Show Name....... Four Corners
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Premiered....... 1961-08-18
Type............ Documentary
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Plot............ Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the national story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards
Cast............ Sarah Ferguson ... Sarah Ferguson
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Network......... ABC
Country......... Australia
Language........ English
Runtime......... 50 mins
Status.......... Running
Air Date........ Monday 20:30
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/8660/four-corners
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Episode Name.... Prisons Uncovered
Season.......... 2018x36
Plot............ Hidden cameras behind bars."We have live footage, no bullshit, live as it's unfolding." Prison riot mobile phone footageA prison on fire, 600 inmates on the loose from their cells, and a band of prison officers desperately trying to contain a full-blown riot, all while footage of the violence is streamed live on social media."Who's got the keys man, who's got the keys blood?""Outta control mate, outta control." Rioting prisonersThis was not the scene from an action film blockbuster, it was frighteningly real."You could see staff were genuinely scared. You could see the fear in the face from everybody. Because the potential now for you to lose the jail was as real as it was going to get." Prison officerThe astonishing footage revealed a prison system at breaking point."They were filming to put it on social media so that they make the public aware - the way they were being treated in the prison, because nobody else is hearing them." Former prisonerThe riot, at a major prison in Britain, highlighted problems facing governments around the world, including in Australia: how to manage soaring prison populations driven by law and order debates and public demands for tougher sentencing."Prisons are in crisis. Violence continues to increase, but with so much violence, particularly assaults on staff, prisons are not under proper control and the risk of further riots must be substantial." Former head of the UK Prison ServiceUsing footage filmed by prisoners themselves in correctional facilities across the UK, the program reveals a system rife with drug use, violence and squalid living conditions."Cells were filthy. They were damp, they were dark, lavatories were blocked. There were rats, there were cockroaches." Chief prison inspectorThe UK crisis has focused debate on the growing role of private companies in running prisons, among them global companies like G4S, which also operates in Australia."People just get lawless you know? Especially when there's not much staff around." Former prisonerThis revealing documentary opens a rare window into life behind bars and the pressures on those keeping watch."The government doesn't have a grip on the system and there's a cost in blood being paid." Former chief prison inspectorPrisons Uncovered, from Clover Films for ITV and presented by Sarah Ferguson
Runtime......... 50 mins
Air Date........ 2018-10-15 Monday, 04:30
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1541880/four-corners-2018-10-15-prisons-uncovered
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