Prison Valley
The Prison Industry

Welcome to Cañon City, Colorado
A town in the middle of nowhere with 36,000 souls and 13 prisons, one of which is Supermax, the new ‘Alcatraz’ of America. A prison town where even those living on the outside live on the inside. A journey into what the future might hold.
Nominations and Awards
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Winner
World Press Photo
First prize of the interactive category for the multimedia contest
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Winner
AIB
Best cross-media/online production
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Winner
Grimme Online Award
Knowledge and education award (best execution)
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Winner
Visa pour l'image
best webdocumentary
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Special mention
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Innovation Award
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Winner
FWA
Site of the day
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Winner
Film Festival Bellaria
Best Crossmedia program
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Winner
Prix Italia
Best interactive site linked to a TV program
Credits
- A webdocumentary from David Dufresne und Philippe Brault
- A coproduction from ARTE France und Upian.
- With the support of CNC
- In partnership with Yahoo!, Liberation und France Inter