and we heard some music. it took us over, and there was a heavy metal rock band in a little room rehearsing and playing. and i think that was one of the elements that the staff thought was good for the inmates. to spend time blowing off steam. though it s not a common sight, we visited american prisons with band rooms, as well. but one aspect of the inmate population provided the most striking difference of all. the eastern european prisons, it was predominantly caucasian inmates. whereas in american prisons, there are a variety of ethnicities, a lot of tensions exist between the ethnicities. but only one group at mirov stands out as a minority. they re called roma. a nomadic ethnic minority that has taken root throughout eastern european nations. they re also known as gypsies, with a reputation for being con artists and thieves.
life for some of the general population inmates offers a little more diversity. as our crew soon discovered. we were actually filming in another area of the prison. and we heard some music. it took us over, and there was a heavy metal rock band in a little room rehearsing and playing. and i think that was one of the elements that the staff thought was good for the inmates. to spend time blowing off steam. though it s not a common sight, we visited american prisons with band rooms, as well. but one aspect of the inmate population provided the most striking difference of all. the eastern european prisons, it was predominantly caucasian inmates. whereas in american prisons, there are a variety of ethnicities, a lot of tensions exist between the ethnicities.
it took us over, and there was a heavy metal rock band in a little room rehearsing and playing. and i think that was one of the elements that the staff thought was good for the inmates. to spend time blowing off steam. though it s not a common sight, we visited american prisons with band rooms, as well. but one aspect of the inmate population provided the most striking difference of all. the eastern european prisons, it was predominantly caucasian inmates. whereas in american prisons, there are a variety of ethnicities, a lot of tensions exist between the ethnicities. but only one group at mirov stands out as a minority. they re called roma. a nomadic ethnic minority that has taken root throughout eastern european nations. they re also known as gypsies, with a reputation for being con artists and thieves.
and we heard some music. it took us over, and there was a heavy metal rock band in a little room rehearsing and playing. and i think that was one of the elements that the staff thought was good for the inmates. to spend time blowing off steam. though it s not a common sight, we visited american prisons with band rooms, as well. but one aspect of the inmate population provided the most striking difference of all. the eastern european prisons, it was predominantly caucasian inmates. whereas in american prisons, there are a variety of ethnicities, a lot of tensions exist between the ethnicities. but only one group at mirov stands out as a minority. they re called roma. a nomadic ethnic minority that has taken root throughout eastern european nations. they re also known as gypsies, with a reputation for being con artists and thieves. pavel conja is roma and has been
we were actually filming in another area of the prison. and we heard some music. it took us over, and there was a heavy metal rock band in a little room rehearsing and playing. and i think that was one of the elements that the staff thought was good for the inmates. to spend time blowing off steam. though it s not a common sight, we visited american prisons with band rooms, as well. but one aspect of the inmate population provided the most striking difference of all. the eastern european prisons, it was predominantly caucasian inmates. whereas in american prisons, there are a variety of ethnicities, a lot of tensions exist between the ethnicities. but only one group at mirov stands out as a minority. they re called roma. a nomadic ethnic minority that has taken root throughout eastern european nations.