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Dead behind Bars

Documentary telling the stories of three young people who killed themselves in prison, looking at the flaws in the system and the lapses in care that contributed to their deaths.

Documentary chronicling the lives and deaths of some of the 80 young people who have killed themselves in British prisons in the last ten years. It tells the stories of three of these young people, looking at the flaws in the system and the lapses in care that contributed to their deaths.

Adam Rushton was 20 when he hanged himself from the bars of his bunk bed in HMYOI Brinsford in 2009. Ryan Clark was just 17 when he took his own life in the prison cell where he was on remand and 17-year-old Jake Hardy, who couldn't cope with life inside, was severely bullied and would cry during visits from his mum, took his own life in January 2012.

Through their stories, the film explores the experiences of the children and young people we lock up and discovers why some of them take their own lives.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 29 Apr 2014 01:30

Music Played

  • Foals

    Prelude

  • Agnes Obel

    Falling, Catching

  • The Maccabees

    Given to the Wild

  • SBTRKT

    Trials of the Past

  • Aqualung

    The Lake

  • Sufjan Stevens

    Futile Devices

  • Sigur RΓ³s

    Avalon

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Sam Emmery
Director Sam Emmery
Executive Producer Emma Wakefield

Broadcasts

Crime and Punishment Season

A season of new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three documentaries explores justice in the UK and America.