101 East Locked Up Warriors
101 East gains rare access inside New Zealand's prisons and criminal underworld to investigate the cost of the country's harsh criminal justice system. Why does New Zealand have one of the highest rates of incarceration in the developed world?
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1Locked Up Warriors With spectacular landscapes, New Zealand is a pristine paradise, ranked the 'freeist' country on earth. But New Zealand has the second highest imprisonment rate in the Western world. A tough stance on law and order has seen the prison population double in just two decades. New Zealand's Government concedes prisons are a fiscal failure and the moral costs are even greater. 50% of inmates are Maori. An investigation into why so many New Zealanders are behind bars.
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Reporters
- Drew Ambrose (Journalist)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- 101 East
Episode Title
- Locked Up Warriors
Date Broadcast
- Friday 8 November 2013
Start Time
- 22 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Episode Description
- 101 East gains rare access inside New Zealand's prisons and criminal underworld to investigate the cost of the country's harsh criminal justice system. Why does New Zealand have one of the highest rates of incarceration in the developed world?
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Prisoners and prisons--New Zealand
- Prisoners, Maori
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Drew Ambrose (Director)