Out of Sight Out of Mind [Part 1]

Australia, 1987

Part One (only) of the four-part series ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’.

This documentary, made for the ABC in 1987, helped to raise awareness about a much neglected section of our society. It provided extensive insight into the prison system, interviewing prisoners, prison officers and administrators.

The full work has four parts titled ‘Locked Up’, ‘Surviving in the Nick’, ‘The Keepers and the Kept’, and ‘The Cycle of Crime’. This program pulls no punches, describes the conditions of various correctional institutions around Australia and also offers some suggestions for improvements.

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Credits

producer/director

David Goldie

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:45:42:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2004996

Language

English

Audience classification

R (18+)

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Correctional institutions - Australia

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prison psychology

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners - Australia

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisons

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisons - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Correctional institutions - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prison psychology

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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