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S01E02 - "Prison In Flames"
Diffusé le Dec 6, 2022, 4:00 AM
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Could a prison without bars and armed guards really work? Facing a wave of organized crime in the 1950s, Singapore decided to find out. In a revolutionary new penal initiative, the country sent hardened gangsters to an open-air prison on the idyllic desert island of Pulau Senang. This series explores the pioneering experiment from its inception to its catastrophic end.Initially lauded worldwide, within three years the prison was making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The whole complex was burned to ashes and the superintendent murdered in one of the worst prison riots in history. In Singapore's trial of the century, 59 men stood accused of rioting and murder. The death sentence hung over these men, but as the trial progressed questions arose about what really happened. Was this prison experiment really as progressive in practice as it was in theory? Was the murdered superintendent an idealistic martyr or a sadistic slave-driver?Featuring gripping reconstructions, archive footage of the prison and exclusive interviews with former prisoners and the family of the slain superintendent, Riot Island takes the viewer on an immersive journey to discover the truth behind this bloody affair.
Épisodes (1 Saison · 2 Épisodes)
E1
Prison Without Walls
Singapore in the late 1950s is plagued by the menace of secret society gangs, where criminality rules the streets. To combat this rising threat, a new initiative is born to send gangsters to a new open air prison on Pulau Senang, where hard labour becomes a form of rehabilitation.
Nov 29, 2022
E2
Prison In Flames
In Singapore's trial of the century, 59 men stand accused of rioting and murder at the open-air prison of Pulau Senang. The death sentence now hangs over these accused men. But is all what it seems?
Dec 6, 2022
