Inmates often require medical treatment outside of the walls of the gaol. It is a dangerous job, mixing inmates, Officers, and members of the public - and it doesn't always go to plan.

Prison Officers always have to be aware of their surroundings. You can have all the training in the world, but in Prison, you never know what's going to happen. Sometimes things just go bad!

*WARNING*

This episode contains disturbing themes.

At Long Bay, there is a prison within a prison - The Acute Crisis Management Unit.

It is here that inmates with self harm issues and suicidal ideation are housed.

This episode explores the horrific tales of what happens in the A.C.M.U.

If you, or anyone you know, has suicidal thoughts, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Available 24 hours a day.

You are not alone.

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This is my most heartbreaking episode.

In the 1980’s, the AIDS epidemic took hold of the world.

​Being HIV positive was akin to a death sentence.

Having that diagnosis in prison...was even worse!.

It was a frightening time, and both inmates and Officers were living in fear.

This Episode tells the never before heard, devastating stories, of what is was like working in the AIDS Unit.

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Maitland Gaol holds the record of the longest serving Prison in Australia, having been in continual use for 150 years. 

In this Episode, we expose the never before told stories of life in one of Australia’s hardest prisons.

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In this series Ex Prison Officers tell their harrowing stories of dealing with violent inmates, murderers, rapists and pedophiles in a job that is rarely spoken about.

Violence, murder, riots, are just part of the absurdity of daily life in a maximum security facility.

It is a tough job, facing down terrifying inmates, with negotiation skills, and bare hands, the only weapons at your disposal.

Prison Chronicles tells the never before heard stories of life in prison, from the mouths of those men and women who have lived it.

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