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Prison Families

Season 1
Prison Families is a ground-breaking observational series following ten families as they grapple with the challenges of living with a loved one behind bars. From suburban housewives to notorious families of crime, each episode documents one family's unique story of crime, justice, and redemption. Striking dramatizations bring to life the moments their lives changed forever.
202310 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Parole Plea
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    August 8, 2023
    22min
    13+
    Young mother, Ayla, is waiting to find out if her partner will get out of prison but ends up in court facing her own prison term.
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  2. S1 E2 - Russian Orphan
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    August 8, 2023
    22min
    13+
    A Christchurch mother attempts to rebuild her life after her son, an adopted Russian orphan, is sent to prison and their house is destroyed in an earthquake.
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  3. S1 E3 - Fall of the Golden Boy
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    August 8, 2023
    22min
    13+
    Two parents come home to a gang-land police raid to find their golden-boy son charged with a crime and sent to prison.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Real Sopranos
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    August 8, 2023
    22min
    13+
    Fierce matriarch Joanne fights to keep her notorious crime-boss family on the straight and narrow.
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  5. S1 E5 - White Collar Crime
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    August 8, 2023
    23min
    13+
    A middle-class suburban housewife is forced to sell the family home and start over when her husband is sentenced for multi-million dollar fraud.
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  6. S1 E6 - Always Be My Baby
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    August 8, 2023
    23min
    13+
    With her son behind bars after a violent bashing, a dedicated mother forms a unique bond with someone who has been in a similar situation.
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  7. S1 E7 - He Didn't Do It
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    August 8, 2023
    22min
    13+
    Rob and Gail are convinced their son is innocent and shouldn't be in prison. They spend two hundred thousand dollars trying to prove he didn't do it.
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  8. S1 E8 - Dying Grandmother's Last Wish
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    August 8, 2023
    23min
    13+
    A terminally ill grandmother races against the clock to see her imprisoned grandson at home and pull her estranged family back together before it's too late.
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  9. S1 E9 - Three Sons Behind Bars
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    August 8, 2023
    22min
    13+
    With all three boys in prison, blue-collar parents Tim and Cheryl wonder where they went wrong.
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  10. S1 E10 - A Brother's Love
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    August 8, 2023
    22min
    13+
    Two brothers struggle to break a lethal cycle of crime and stick together when one is sent behind bars.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Dan Henry
Producers
Jane Robertson
Cast
Peter Hambleton
Studio
Total Content Digital
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