Inmates of the infamous Tipitapa prison

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The Island of Lost Children is based around the lives of children in Tipitapa prison, the largest correctional facility in Nicaragua, who are taking a film course. For an assignment they are asked to film their daily lives in prison. The hard conditions, the crimes they committed and the depression suffered by some are all featured in their work. The goal of their work is to bring their message to those outside the prison's walls.

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• Tipitapa
• Tipitapa prison
• criminal
• criminality
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• gangs
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• correctional facility
• The island of lost children
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• documentary

[OsaGigante1]

It is so much more than "rehabilitation". Social and political structures need to be examined and it is time to ask ourselves, the social sector of society, what our role is in creating this part of our society.

[prospect4800]

@WellIAMScottish isn't the same in all prisons

[WellIAMScottish]

How are those kids expected to get rehabilitated in an environment like that? Being sent to places like this, especially so young, practically guarantees most of the inmates will be back again and again. It's bad for the inmates and its bad for society. These kids should be in school and working while they are incarcerated, not standing around bored and getting into fights and trading in a corrupt monetary scheme.