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The Joy

Documentary

Documentary series that reveals life inside Mountjoy Prison, Ireland's largest prison facility, where drugs are the common currency and violence is a fact of life.

Nov 9, 20151 seasons4 episodesEndedEN

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Emmet Kirwan

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

Premiered Nov 9, 2015

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

City Within a City

Nov 9, 2015

45m

The functioning of the Mountjoy Campus is interrupted by an extremely violent prisoner who is being moved to a specially-modified cell. While the prison is dangerously close to overcrowding, James, a prisoner, is hoping for a transfer to the Training Unit while the massive drug problem in the prison is out of control.

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Ep 2

Break Glass

Nov 16, 2015

45m

With screened visits in place, staff in Mountjoy West are steeling themselves for backlash from inmates. While a prisoner, Paul is hoping to make it to the Training Unit, an officer is trying to use sport as a way of motivating prisoners. With the jail almost full, tensions are at boiling point and there will be violent consequences for both prisoners and staff.

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Ep 3

War on Drugs

Nov 23, 2015

45m

As the prison hits maximum capacity, the staff try managing tensions and the acute drug problem. The Training Unit FC begins the soccer tournament hoping to make it to the finals. Meanwhile, Conor is in trouble over his temporary release for a college course. Over in Mountjoy West, Paul faces a setback to his Training Unit ambitions and begins to slip from the path he has laid out for himself.

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Ep 4

Gate Fever

Nov 30, 2015

45m

The capacity crisis in Mountjoy Prison comes to an end, but a prisoner's death poses complications and heartache. In the main prison, an emotional Officer Kelly prepares for his retirement from the job after 30 years of service. Over in Mountjoy West, staff have to contend with an unruly prisoner and a dirty protest in one of the cells.