JOHN ANSLOW: THE JOURNEY OUT OF CUSTODY
A prison-to-court journey became the central event in John Anslow’s story. The documentary follows his January 2012 escape from a prison van and places it within an account of a West Midlands drugs network.
PRISON & JUSTICE
BEYOND THE PRISON GATES.
Prison life, custody and the consequences of criminal cases.
INSIDE THIS COLLECTION
Explore films about the prison system and people whose stories became associated with custody. The HMP Durham documentary provides a different perspective from individual biographies: the institution itself becomes the subject. These historical films reflect the period in which they were made; an old sentence or prison reference does not establish where somebody is now.
WARREN SLANEY
The murders of Gary Thompson and John Weston, Warren Slaney’s conviction, and the challenge to that verdict form the centre of this documentary about contested evidence and a long campaign for review.
VICTOR CASTIGADOR
Street Crime UK’s portrait of Victor Castigador raises questions about serious offending, life imprisonment and the way a prison reputation can overshadow the people harmed and the institutional record.
HMP DURHAM
A prison rather than a single offender takes centre stage in this archive documentary, connecting HMP Durham’s Georgian origins with its role in the regional criminal justice system.
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Follow this route through the collection, or choose the story that interests you. Read each film’s companion for its own facts, themes and publication context.
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JOHN ANSLOW: THE JOURNEY OUT OF CUSTODY
The escape occurred during a journey from Hewell Prison to Stafford Crown Court in January 2012.
Redditch / Stafford / the West Midlands / 18:05 / 2021 - 02Explore the film
WARREN SLANEY
The description records a 1992 conviction while separately presenting Slaney’s claim of innocence.
Oadby, Leicestershire / 28:40 / 2023 - 03Explore the film
VICTOR CASTIGADOR
The official Ombudsman record supplies a historical life-sentence date of 28 February 1990.
London and the prison system / 17:11 / 2021 - 04Explore the film
HMP DURHAM
The description dates Durham’s construction to 1819 and identifies its Georgian origins.
Durham, County Durham / 16:51 / 2021
These are individual archive accounts. A shared place or theme does not establish a connection between the people or incidents in separate films.