Struggle for power in C-Max

The saga of The Top Prisoner in C-Max is simply about the struggle to take over from Enslin Kruger as the prisoner with most power in this very high-security prison. Kruger is a dying man. Most doctors who have treated him are surprised that he is still alive. I’m told by the medical staff that his liver is barely functioning, his prostate is riddled with cancer and his blood sugar count is skirting the comatose.

Despite all this, he clings to life. More than one of the prisoners has said to me that if we were able to take away his power altogether, he would die in a week. It’s an interesting thought, and not impossible.