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Behind the Walls
by Department of Communities and Justice
Behind the Walls is a ground-breaking six-part podcast series that for the first time takes listeners on a journey into NSW prisons and parole offices. Podcast host Michael Duffy, a crime author and former journalist, spent six months recording the interviews at 11 correctional centres and four Community Corrections offices, where staff manage offenders on community orders. Thirty correctional officers from prisons including Bathurst, Lithgow, Cessnock, Cooma and Long Bay share their stories of what really happens when people are sentenced to prison.
Episodes
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Parole
Would you be willing to inspect the house of a convicted criminal? Have a one-on-one conversation with a parolee about their past trauma? In the sixth and final episode of Behind the Walls: Parole, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy meets parole officers including Grace Wong, who…
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The Blue and the Green
A prison officer reveals how an inmate saved his life from a brutal bashing by a criminal gang. In the fifth episode of Behind the Walls: The Blue and the Green, crime journalist and former author Michael Duffy talks to Long Bay’s Paul Coyne about the often surprising interactions between…
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Rehabilitation
A prison governor becomes good mates with a former inmate and even gives a speech at his wedding. In the fourth episode of Behind the Walls: Rehabilitation, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy talks to former inmate Damian Cuff about the friendship he has formed with Governor Mark...
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Daily Life
If you treat inmates like animals, they’ll act like animals. What happens when they get out of jail? Would you want them living in your suburb? In the third episode of Behind the Walls: Daily Life, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy learns how inmates – and staff – spend a typical…
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Security
Would you believe that some inmates actually ask to be sent to Australia’s toughest and most regimented prison, Supermax? In the second episode of Behind the Walls: Security, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy learns about prison-yard hierarchies and how to stop inmates from…
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The Job
Meet the prison officers who manage Australia’s worst criminals and you’ll soon learn why they hate being called ‘guards’. In this first episode of Behind the Walls: The Job, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy takes listeners inside Bathurst, Wellington and Lithgow correctional...
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Behind the Walls Trailer
Listen in to the trailer for Behind the Walls, a ground-breaking six-part podcast series that for the first time takes listeners on a journey into NSW prisons and parole offices. The six-part series will launch on Sunday 14 March with new episodes dropping every Thursday. Podcast host Michael...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Behind the Walls is a ground-breaking six-part podcast series that for the first time takes listeners on a journey into NSW prisons and parole offices. Podcast host Michael Duffy, a crime author and former journalist, spent six months recording the interviews at 11 correctional centres and four Community Corrections offices, where staff manage offenders on community orders. Thirty correctional officers from prisons including Bathurst, Lithgow, Cessnock, Cooma and Long Bay share their stories of what really happens when people are sentenced to prison.
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Department of Communities and Justice
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How many episodes does Behind the Walls have?
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What is Behind the Walls about?
Behind the Walls is a ground-breaking six-part podcast series that for the first time takes listeners on a journey into NSW prisons and parole offices. Podcast host Michael Duffy, a crime author and former journalist, spent six months recording the interviews at 11 correctional centres and four...
How often does Behind the Walls release new episodes?
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Behind the Walls is created and hosted by Department of Communities and Justice.
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