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Ex-Prisoners on the reality of life in prison | You Can't Ask That | Full Episode

Ex-prisoners answer the questions most people are too awkward (or scared) to ask about life inside. Talking honestly about everything from drugs and insider relationships to getting out, finding work, and dealing with life after prison. #YouCantAskThat Stream all seasons of You Can't Ask That on ABC iview: https://ab.co/CantAskThat ___________________________________________ Asking outrageous, uncomfortable and shocking questions to uncover the truth behind some of the most marginalised and misunderstood Australians. Insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable, this episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to go into prison and come out the other side. You Can't Ask That — Stream full episodes on our YouTube channel, Sundays 12pm. 0:00 Introduction – Ex-prisoners 0:16 What did you do? 3:20 Were you scared about going in? 5:17 Can you buy drugs in jail? 7:03 Did you have any gay moments in prison? 8:48 Is there much assault in prison? 10:10 What was the highlight of your week in prison? 11:45 Does the ‘drop the soap’ scenario actually happen? 13:12 Does prison work? 15:21 What was the first thing that you did when you got out? 17:33 Is it hard getting work afterwards? 19:13 What was the most important thing you learnt in prison? 20:57 Guest names Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/abcaustralia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abc ___________________________________________ This episode was filmed in 2016. This episode is in memory of Scott Bolton. Production Credits: Directors: Kirk Docker and Aaron Smith Series Editors: Nick McDougall, Sally Moran Researchers: Georgie Lewin, Jess Cohen, Ryder Susman, Michael Badcock Consulting Producer: Jon Casimir Production Manager: Kieran Bycroft Executive Producer: Lou Porter Graphic Design: Shane Sakkeus Title Music: “Soul Searching” By Amourouge Format created by: Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith & Jon Casimir Please note: On most of our videos, the captions/subtitles are auto-generated by YouTube. Comments are subject to moderation and may take some time to appear. This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).