Prison for Profit

Synopsis

Mangaung Prison, South Africa's first privately operated facility, houses nearly 3,000 inmates under challenging conditions. Investigative journalist Ruth Hopkins interviews whistleblowers and former inmates to reveal the struggles within a profit-driven penal system. Guards face understaffing and chaos, while corporate promises fail to address the crisis of human dignity. The film questions the ethics of privatized incarceration and its societal impact, urging a reevaluation of a system that prioritizes financial gain over justice and rehabilitation.