Four reports by Tom Mangold on life inside Britain's jails today. 4: Long-term Prisoners
1 You wake up in the morning and you wish you hadn't. You think, what is the purpose of life now? I'm only ticking over till I decay. It's like bailing a rowing boat out in the middle of the Pacific. If you're never going to reach the shore, what's the use of bailing? ' How do prisons cope with the increasing number of lifers and long-termers? And how do individuals cope with the prospect of decades inside? This film was made in two maximum security jails, and contains revealing interviews with men society wants kept out of circulation.
Film cameraman BUTCH CALDERWOOD Film editor DAVID HOPE
Producer JOHN PENYCATE