Children behind bars
The way a nation state treats its prisoners can be a good indicator of the quality of the nation’s democracy; a society can be judged on the way it treats its children. And yet there are a number of countries with prisons for children which invariably keep the young detainees in inhumane conditions. Lizzie Sadin wanted to use her position as a photographer to show the legal system for minors in ten countries with very different geopolitical situations: peace and war, rule of law and authoritarian regimes. Driven on by the idea of providing us with a view inside these detention centers and of conveying the views of the inmates to the outside world, she wanted to break the silence surrounding them and, most importantly, to break their isolation. It is a story designed to bring them out of the shadows… Her work obtained this year, the « Visa d’or » at « Visa pour l’image » festival, and the special prize of the jury at » festival of the scoop » of Angers.
Photos and text ©Lizzie Sadin/Lightmediation
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