Prison Families

Prison Families

Documentary 2012

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Prison Families is a ground-breaking observational series following ten families as they grapple with the challenges of living with a loved one behind bars. From suburban housewives to notorious families of crime, each episode documents one family's unique story of crime, justice, and redemption. Striking dramatizations bring to life the moments their lives changed forever.

Documentary 2012

TV-PG

EPISODE 1

Parole Plea

Young mother, Ayla, is waiting to find out if her partner will get out of prison but ends up in court facing her own prison term.

22 min · Mar 4, 2012 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Russian Orphan

A Christchurch mother attempts to rebuild her life after her son, an adopted Russian orphan, is sent to prison and their house is destroyed in an earthquake.

22 min · Mar 18, 2012 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Fall of the Golden Boy

Two parents come home to a gang-land police raid to find their golden-boy son charged with a crime and sent to prison.

22 min · Apr 1, 2012 TV-PG
EPISODE 4

The Real Sopranos

Fierce matriarch Joanne fights to keep her notorious crime-boss family on the straight and narrow.

21 min · Apr 8, 2012 TV-PG
EPISODE 5

White Collar Crime

A middle-class suburban housewife is forced to sell the family home and start over when her husband is sentenced for multi-million dollar fraud.

22 min · Apr 15, 2012 TV-PG
EPISODE 6

Always Be My Baby

With her son behind bars after a violent bashing, a dedicated mother forms a unique bond with someone who has been in a similar situation.

22 min · Apr 22, 2012 TV-PG

About

Prison Families

DOCUMENTARY

Prison Families is a ground-breaking observational series following ten families as they grapple with the challenges of living with a loved one behind bars. From suburban housewives to notorious families of crime, each episode documents one family's unique story of crime, justice, and redemption. Striking dramatizations bring to life the moments their lives changed forever.

Information

Studio: Big Media
Released: 2012
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)