Prison for Profit
2019 | 83m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Femke van Velzen, Ilse van Velzen |
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| The Mangaung Prison opened in 2001 as South Africa’s first privately run penitentiary. Its operator, the multi-billion-dollar British security firm G4S, promised the most humane treatment and the best facilities for its nearly 3,000 prisoners—and naturally at the lowest cost. Testimonials from whistleblowers and former prisoners, and the findings of investigative journalist Ruth Hopkins expose the reality of prison privatization. Guards are underpaid, overworked and fear every day for their lives. Prisoners are a source of income, so rehabilitation isn’t a priority. Prison for Profit shows how this profit maximization system works, and what happens when governmental tasks like detention are outsourced to powerful international corporations. And what are the negative consequences for society at large? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 24, 2019 |
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| Director: | Femke van Velzen, Ilse van Velzen |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | prison system |
| Production Companies | IFProductions |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Name | Job |
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| Femke van Velzen | Sound, Director |
| Ilse van Velzen | Sound, Director |
| Rogier Timmermans | Director of Photography |
| Paul de Heer | Editor |
| Hans Bouma | Director of Photography |
| Jeroen Goeijers | Sound Designer, Music |
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| Ilse van Velzen | Producer |
| Femke van Velzen | Producer |
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