Does the British 'borstal' count as a prison? If so, we can include on the list Alan Clarke's 'Scum' (1979) - surely one of the most grim accounts of life inside. So grim, in fact, that I believe an earlier version was made as a TV play - and then banned - by the BBC... Tim ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]