Banged Up (Documentary)
Time - 21:00 - 22:00 (1 hour long)
When - Monday 28th July on five
Documentary series presented by David Blunkett MP in which ten youths spend ten days in prison. Each of the teenagers has convictions ranging from theft to assault, but none of them have ever served time behind bars. In a unique experiment, they will find out what life in prison is truly like for the first time - but will it be enough to change their ways? With two days remaining in the experiment, the inmates must prove to the parole board that they have sworn off a life of crime.(Last In Series, Subtitles)
Scarborough Evening News Report
ROLL the cameras – Scarborough's former prison is to feature in a new reality TV programme featuring former Home Secretary David Blunkett.
And the programme has called on the services of a Scarborough locksmith.Mr Blunkett will be acting as head of the "parole board" in a mock-up prison, where juvenile tearaways will be locked up to see at first hand the consequences of a life of crime. The series is called Banged Up and will be screened later this year on Channel Five.The site of the former prison, in Dean Road, now a Scarborough Council depot, is where all the action will be taking place. The "inmates", who will be locked up for two weeks, will receive visits from former criminals who will try to deter them from committing crimes, along with tough visits from the parole board.Scarborough locksmith Pete Ryan, of Scarborough Locksmith Services, has been given the task of repairing the locks and keys that will be used to shut away those taking part.He has been working on 10 cells on the first floor of the prison in preparation for filming.Mr Ryan said: "I am really enjoying doing this job as it makes a nice change from the normal run of the mill. All the locks, keys and doors are the originals from the prison. I wouldn't like to be locked behind them."Mr Ryan says the programme is a good idea if it deters people from committing crime. As a locksmith he sees the damage caused when a house is broken into.Mr Blunkett said: "The prime task of any criminal justice system is to prevent people from committing a crime in the first place, and then to avoid reoffending. Getting across a clear message, forewarning young people what prison life is like, and encouraging them to take an alternative path in life, has to make sense."The producers, Shine North, have been working in conjunction with youth groups, charities, community projects, and pupil referral units to select the "convicts" for the programme.The "inmates" are likely to face a tough time in the Victorian prison.
Banged Up
Blunkett to lock up juveniles for Channel Five Former Home Secretary David Blunkett is to lock up juvenile delinquents on the cusp of a life of crime in a new show for Five. Banged Up (4 x 60-minutes) is branded as a social experiment by Five and will follow 10 juveniles who are 'jailed' for two weeks in a former prison in Scarborough.
Reformed criminals will speak to the 'inmates' in an attempt to steer them back on the right path with harrowing tales from their own lives. Every other day, a 'parole board' led by Blunkett will speak to the juveniles about their experiences and possible rehabilitation.
Five's head of factual entertainment and multi-channel commissioner, Steve Gowans, has commissioned Shine North to produce the series for broadcast from 7th July 2008.
Blunkett said: "Linking preventative work in warning young people, with a clear method of getting across to both potential criminals and the public as a whole, the reality of prison, will make a significant contribution to both education and greater understanding."
The 'inmates' will be selected from pupil referral units, charities, youth groups and community projects.
Those who are chosen will be deemed suitable from benefiting from such an experiment while offering a perspective on the debate surrounding youth crime and punishment.
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