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Punished Women

Lillian Baker , expecting a baby, Is jailed for a motoring offence. A national outcry follows. More than a thousand women a year are sent to prison in this country, and when they are released the law is satisfied. But does their punishment end with release? Does the stigma of a prison cell go with them into the outside world? In five cases tonight, Man Alive sets out to discover what happens when women who have been punished in the name of the law are set free.

English
  • Originally Aired April 12, 1967
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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