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The Joy

20151 Season45m episodes

Documentary

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Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: IE

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Documentary series that reveals life inside Mountjoy Prison, Ireland's largest prison facility, where drugs are the common currency and violence is a fact of life.

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Director: Colm Bairéad
Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 9, 2015
Network: TV3
Studio: Midas Productions

Time to finish

3 hrs

4 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

SERIES

The Joy

20151 Season45m episodes

Documentary

Your rating

Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: IE

About

Documentary series that reveals life inside Mountjoy Prison, Ireland's largest prison facility, where drugs are the common currency and violence is a fact of life.

Where to watch

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Nov 9, 2015 · 45m
City Within a City
The functioning of the Mountjoy Campus is interrupted by an extremely violent prisoner who is being moved to a specially-modified cell. While the prison is dangerously close to overcrowding, James, a prisoner, is hoping for a transfer to the Training Unit while the massive drug problem in the prison is out of control.
E2 · Airs Nov 16, 2015 · 45m
Break Glass
With screened visits in place, staff in Mountjoy West are steeling themselves for backlash from inmates. While a prisoner, Paul is hoping to make it to the Training Unit, an officer is trying to use sport as a way of motivating prisoners. With the jail almost full, tensions are at boiling point and there will be violent consequences for both prisoners and staff.
E3 · Airs Nov 23, 2015 · 45m
War on Drugs
As the prison hits maximum capacity, the staff try managing tensions and the acute drug problem. The Training Unit FC begins the soccer tournament hoping to make it to the finals. Meanwhile, Conor is in trouble over his temporary release for a college course. Over in Mountjoy West, Paul faces a setback to his Training Unit ambitions and begins to slip from the path he has laid out for himself.
E4 · Airs Nov 30, 2015 · 45m
Gate Fever
The capacity crisis in Mountjoy Prison comes to an end, but a prisoner's death poses complications and heartache. In the main prison, an emotional Officer Kelly prepares for his retirement from the job after 30 years of service. Over in Mountjoy West, staff have to contend with an unruly prisoner and a dirty protest in one of the cells.

Details

Director: Colm Bairéad
Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 9, 2015
Network: TV3
Studio: Midas Productions

Time to finish

3 hrs

4 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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