Mexican Prison Video Diary to Air
BANFIELD: A former producer of the hit reality show Survivor has recorded his own real life drama in a Mexican prison. While he's on trial for the murder of his wife at a resort in Cancun from back in 2010. His name is Bruce Beresford-Redman and he's been behind bars since 2012 as his case continues to drag on. And CBS program called 48 Hours gave him a small GoPro camera and they asked him if he would document his life while he was locked away. And he agreed. Weird thing is the prison agreed too, but this is not the United States, folks, it's Mexico. And now CBS is airing the episode this Saturday. And it's against the wish of the victim's family. Take a look at the clip.</s>BRUCE BERESFORD-REDMAN: My name is Bruce Beresford-Redman. What you will see is a glimpse into a Mexican prison. I agreed to do these video diaries to give a sense of what life is like here in hell. I'm accused of the murder of my wife Monica. The cell I'm in is a very small cell. It's designed for three men and there are ten of us in here. If I'm convicted, I am facing a sentence of 30 years. There is very large riot going on right now. They tear gassed a couple of times. This is what it looks like to be tear gassed. There's fire everywhere. It's chaos. It's really, really chaos. There were people who have demonstrated poor impulse control and some of them may have mental problems.</s>BANFIELD: So, his wife is the victim in this case. She was murdered and Monica Beresford-Redman's sisters are asking CBS not to air this stuff until after the verdict in the case. But the network is going ahead with it and here's what the network's saying, I'll quote them, "We have approached the sisters for the duration of our reporting on the story, though they declined repeated requests for new interviews. We feel we have fairly represented their position in the broadcast. We are confident when people see the show in it's entirety. They will agree we have fairly represented all sides." So that's them and then there's this whole issue of, really? From a legal view I want to bring back in our CNN Legal Analyst Danny Cevallos and HLN Legal Analyst Joey Jackson. First let's just be real clear, this wouldn't be happening in the United States of America?</s>JOEY JACKSON, HLN LEGAL ANALYST: It would not. Why? Because they wouldn't allow the camera in the first place to do any type of documentaries, now if we were talking about Jodi Arias, that's different, but we won't bring that into this particular equation. But, no certainly there - it wouldn't be even an issue because they wouldn't allow for such a documentary to take place in the United States.</s>BANFIELD: So, why is this is a problem if this is something that is going to be adjudicated in Mexico? Are we really that concerned or should the family be that concerned of jury tainting?</s>DANNY CEVALLOS, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Look, the Supreme Court has made it crystal clear that (inaudible) not the Mexican. I'm not very up on my Mexican Supreme Court case law, but ours has said that putting gag orders on the media is an extraordinary remedy, should almost never be used. And that actually comes from a 1994 Supreme Court case involving CBS. So...</s>BANFIELD: Really?</s>CEVALLOS: ... it is, there is present (ph) for this. So you add that to the fact that this maybe a Mexican court and that becomes completely meaningless to our system. In other words, the proceedings in a Mexican court really cannot be -- they can't be stopped, they can't file suit here in America and stop any documentary if they wanted to. There is virtually nothing they could do. But, if you're the family and you want this man convicted, you should be thrilled that he's doing a documentary. Because that will create a treasure trove of evidence that the Mexican government, if they're smart, will TiVo the episode and use it against them.</s>BANFIELD: (inaudible) always the way, is it Joey?</s>JACKSON: Yes.</s>BANFIELD: I mean, Jodi Arias they copy (ph) at the interviews and ultimately, I think it made some people really paid her. And some of those people might have been on the jury.</s>JACKSON: Ashleigh, do you really think?</s>BANFIELD: Although they're not killing her, they sure did convict her.</s>JACKSON: Right. They're doing that now. But, you know, just to take you back off to Danny's brilliant analysis, I get what he's saying is it's not going to happen. Now, they're relying upon the good graces of course, the family that is, if CBS to say, you know, what maybe it's not in great taste, maybe by putting this out there it creates sympathy, it creates sort of this era if he's really innocent and he's enduring these terrible prison conditions, but you know what, the reality is if it goes into a court room and just this not much of a family from a legal perspective can do to stop</s>CBS. CEVALLOS: We should add that neither of us have kept up on our bar admissions in Mexico, so candidly the procedure we're a little behind on, right?</s>JACKSON: Just a little.</s>BANFIELD: Can I ask you though, I'm a real fan of this show on another network, waka...</s>CEVALLOS: Is that it...</s>BANFIELD: Sorry, I don't know what it is, but I love it. How was it any different because those people, they may also have actions still down the pipe.</s>CEVALLOS: Well, yes especially the ones that focused on jails where people are awaiting trial.</s>BANFIELD: Yeah, trial.</s>CEVALLOS: But then, when the cameras are on and those defendants choose to put themselves out there on camera, they're getting waivers and that can be used in a U.S. court, believe me against them should the prosecution be inclined.</s>JACKSON: Interesting you said you're a fan of that show. I'm a fan of legal view.</s>BANFIELD: Thank you.</s>JACKSON: You see that?</s>BANFIELD: Thank you.</s>CEVALLOS: My favorite show. Can I take that back, my legal view is my favorite.</s>JACKSON: There we go.</s>BANFIELD: I watch them exactly...</s>JACKSON: The only show to watch on</s>TV. BANFIELD: Well listen, this will be the show, I think if this is your best CBS airing to stop, who knows though if the backlash will be anything worth reporting afterwards. Guys, thank you. Danny, Joey as always. So, I showed you that live microphone in Washington D.C. before, still there. Kind of thought this would start at 12:30, but here we are 23 minutes and 19, 20, 21 seconds later and Eric Holder is not at the mic. But he's going to be and so will we after the break.