What was prison life like and has it changed?

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2015)

I would never have thought that prison life would have been like this but in all honesty, i can relate now, having had to go into US Federal prison myself much later on in life after having watched this film. This film is just incredible in how it captured the spirit of ordinary people caught up in the prison system which is still in place to this day. We refer to it as the meat grinder. The film captures how people, through their own misfortunes and circumstances have found themselves in prison, even though they might not be a 'criminal' in essence. the emotion of the film is just awesome and this is why it will always be referred to when anyone is talking about prison or prison films. the ultimate classic film.