보호관찰중인 범죄소년 장지구(서영주)는 죽음을 앞두고 있는 할아버지와 단 둘이 살아가고 있습니다. 그의 유일한 희망은 낙천적이고 귀여운 여자친구뿐. 나쁜 친구들 때문에 어쩔 수 없이 빈집털이에 가담한 지구는 절도죄로 체포되고 그를 구제해 줄 가족이 없다는 이유로 1년 동안 소년원에 가게 되었습니다. 그 곳에 있는 동안 할아버지가 세상을 떠났다는 사실을 뒤늦게 알게 된 지구. 세상에 혼자 남겨졌다고 생각한 그 때, 죽은 줄만 알았던 엄마가 나타납니다. 엄마와의 만남 이후로 지구는 행복을 찾은 것 같았지만 곧, 충격적인 삶의 파란이 찾아옵니다.
A tough judge balances her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases inside a juvenile court.
Straight-laced Luke inadvertently finds himself sentenced to two years in Young Offender Institution Sunnybank View after becoming a bank robber’s getaway driver, along with the bank robber in question, his girlfriend’s brother and so-called friend - Jason. To make matters worse he has to share a cell with Jason. Luke will have to rely on Jason’s street smarts to get him through. Unfortunately, Jason is a massive idiot.
The individual stories of previously convicted child offenders sentenced to mandatory life terms, without parole, who are now seeking resentencing on the heels of a recent United States Supreme Court ruling. While some may be resentenced to life, others could be immediately released or given a new sentence that makes them eligible for parole.
Former professional footballer and young offender Ian Wright is on a personal mission to help young offenders at Portland Young Offenders Institution create and participate in their own football academy.
Boys Banged Up is an unflinching insight into life inside a prison for young offenders (YOI).
