Scum 1979

Scum 1979
1h 38min | Crime, Drama | 28 September 1979 (UK)
Storyline:
Uncompromising story of life in a Borstal prison, a British juvenile offender institution in the 70's.
User review:
As a resident of the United States who has worked in this country's "enlightened" prison systems, both juvenile and adult, I must say that the depiction of life in the boy's school is as realistic as it can be.
Prisons do not work. So called "reformation" is basically limited to repetitious mind numbing labor that is, for the most part, useful to the institution since they often sub-contract inmates work in the "industries" section to outside firms, mostly government related.