Corrections in Canada: An Interactive Timeline

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Noise: Footsteps. Birds chirping

Officer #1: Hudson, Gilby, Domato. You'll take off your clothes. We'll list each piece of clothing. You can either have them burnt, sent to your family or held until your release. What do you want to do?

Domato (Prisoner): Burn them. They'll probably be out of style when I check out of this hotel.

Officer #1: You're back in here pretty often for a guy who doesn't like it.

Domato (Prisoner): Ah but you see I get lonesome for you.

Officer #1: Okay, okay. Just get undressed.

Domato (Prisoner): Yes Sir.

Officer #1: White jacket: striped.

Narrator: One or two are hardened criminals, old cons who know the score.

Officer #1 (BG): Brown shirt.

Narrator: Many are serving their first sentence. For them, the prison is a profoundly disturbing experience.

Officer (off cam): One shirt: beige. One pair of black socks. Pants: grey. One pair of black shoes with laces. One pair of black socks.

Officer #2: Come on fellow, everything.

Officer (off cam): One pair of shorts white and blue. One brown leather belt.

Officer (off cam): One pair of black shoes.

Officer #1: Alright Domato, put your hands on the desk. One tattoo: dragon, on right forearm, outside. Tattoo of a cross and heart with word mother, upper left arm. Tattoo naked woman on left forearm. Tattoo knuckles right hand: H-A-T-E. Tattoo knuckles left hand: L-O-V-E.

Domato (Prisoner): (chuckles) Love.

Officer #1: Get your shower Domato.