Edgar Barnes

In Barne's documentary he focused on prisons and the new hospice program that is coming to them. In the opening scene of his documentary he used a man named Jack, talking about why he was sent to jail and his story. The entire documentary then follows Jack as he is diagnosed with an illness and is going to the hospice program. There are many interviews with the staff, and one long segment of a woman talking about the hospice program and the benefits of having one in a prison. There is no outside narration in the documentary, but Barnes does use words on the screen at times in between segments. At times there is absolutely no words being said, not even an interview with the patients, the scene speaks for itself. Take for example a man trying to get into his bed, and having a very long struggle with it. It shows a very independent man struggling to do simple daily things, it proves that there is a need for hospice, so the patients can be helped. They would be able to get assistance, and it would be from their fellow prisoner.