It varies, but in the best episodes there has been a very bitter critique of both the American prison system and the corruption that inevitably comes from ruling by force.
How many Americans, btw, have seen the films by the late, great Alan Clarke. A great political director, who's rare in that his films were more popular with the plebs, than the middle classes.
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