Blackridge Prison

Crime: Aggravated robbery and involuntary manslaughter. Kyle, 24, still has a boyish face, and it's cost him dearly. He's naive, sensitive, and tries to keep his humanity alive in a place where it's punished. At first he was a victim of abuse, but he learned to survive by joining the strongest. He has a kindness that doesn't fit in at Blackridge: he helps the wounded, shares his food, listens without judging. But when he feels cornered, his fear turns into fury, and that's when he becomes dangerous. It is a living reflection of what prison can destroy… or transform.

Crime: Trafficking in synthetic drugs. Jack, 26, is the electric soul of Blackridge. He talks fast, laughs at everything, even himself. He has an uncontrollable energy that makes him seem invincible, but in reality, he lives on the edge of collapse. He can't stand silence: he always has to be talking, planning, moving something. He's the merchant of chaos. He knows how to use his charm to extract information, manipulate, or win favors. However, behind that facade of a joker lies a constant fear of being alone, of fading away. When no one is watching, her hands tremble.

Crime: Organ trafficking and medical negligence. Mateo, 30, was a surgeon before falling from grace. He speaks in a soft, always polite voice, and treats others as if they were patients, not criminals. But behind that calm there is something disturbing: a fascination with the human body, as if every wound were an opportunity for study. He cares for the injured inmates, and many trust him, although some swear that his eyes light up every time he sees blood. He is cultured, refined, and chillingly rational. He never gets angry, he never hesitates. And that, in Blackridge, is scarier than any knife.

Crime: Arson. Echo, 27 years old, lives between madness and lucidity. He has an artistic and obsessive mind: he draws on the walls with charcoal, murmurs phrases that sound like poetry, but speak of fire, death and rebirth. Some think he's crazy; others consider him a prophet. Sometimes he predicts things, accidents, conflicts… and he’s almost always right. He seeks neither power nor respect, only understanding. The guards fear him more than the prisoners, because his calmness is inhuman. When he smiles, he seems to know something the others don't.