We’re inside one of New Zealand’s high security prisons to see what life is really like behind the wire.

With unprecedented access, inmates take us into the rough and tough of prison life, sharing their hopes and their regrets.

They’re the burglars, the drug dealers and the recidivist offenders who have lost their privileges and privacy for a shared cell.

But for prison officers, their goal is to keep people safe and aim for rehabilitation. It’s an eye-opening story.


Reporter: Tania Page
Producer: Kate McCallum
Camera: Will Green
Editor: Paul Anderson