USA: Life in a High Security Prison

The Operations of a State Penitentiary

In the United States, there are more than 2 million people behind bars. That's more than anywhere else in the world. 90% of prisoners serve time in one of the 1,700 State penitentiaries.

This film documents life at Anamosa State Penitentiary, where three quarters of the prisoners have been convicted of violent crimes and serve an average of 27 years.