The series was not intended to show that prison "was exactly the medicine required" to deter these persistent young offenders from committing further crimes. While Beebee acknowledged that peer mentors - ex-offenders with a considerable number of prison sentences behind them - were an integral part of the series, he ignored the work they did to improve the self-esteem of the young men, as well as warning them of the dangers of alcohol and drug use.
Nor did he describe any of the restorative justice work that went on within the series, and which had a major impact on all those involved, the various group and individual counselling sessions, or the tailored post-release packages that were created for participants.
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