Dimitri, 13, is bullied by the adults with him in the notorious cell number 90. Cited by Amnesty International and International Prison Observatory (OIP), the prison has a grim reputation for the treatment which tough prisoners inflict on juveniles: torture, rape, humiliation, and tattooing of anyone considered as inferior. There are six beds for the 24 inmates who take turns sleeping.

How a State treats its prisoners is a good indicator of the quality of its democracy. A society is judged as to how it treats its minors. Too often promiscuity, racketeering and violence reign in the prisons, detention centers and camps, designed specifically to house young children. Too often dignity is violated.Over the course of eight years and in eleven countries - in countries of conflict or peace; in countries with rule-of-law and in non-democratic countries - Sadin depicts the inequalities, injustices and humiliations often suffered by incarcerated children. "I was driven by the idea of providing the public with a view inside these detention centers and of conveying the views of the inmates to the outside world. I wanted to restore dignity to these young people, to break the silence surrounding them and, most importantly, to break their isolation. It is a story destined to bring them out of the shadows."