They are caught in between heroin trips and toy pistol muggings, between mad shopping sprees and depths of misery. They learn English and jail slang. They crave for substitute happiness smuggled into their cells and the next leave? Within the context of a theater production in the womens jail Schwarzau, young prisoners improvise scenes from their lives, especially from their everyday prison routines. When and why did they take the turn that led them to jail? How does imprisonment affect them?
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