I'm surprised no-one has brought up the Dickens films: Great Expectations (Magwitch) and David Copperfield (debtors' prisons) and the various versions of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Many of the great Victorian were social activists, and proson reform was one of their pet projects. Looks like we need them again. Chris M. Worsnop Consultant, speaker, workshop leader, writer media education, assessment, writing Homepage: <http://www.screen.com/mnet/eng/speakers/cw/worsnop.htm> 2400 Dundas Street West Email: <[log in to unmask]> Unit 6, Suite 107 Phone: (905) 823-0875 Mississauga Ontario, Canada L5K 2R8 "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]