Belly of the Beast
Season 22 Episode 4 | 1h 20m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Two women investigate a shocking pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons.
An unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, shielded by prison officials and doctors, and wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. Belly of the Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons, through intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people.
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Belly of the Beast
Season 22 Episode 4 | 1h 20m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
An unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, shielded by prison officials and doctors, and wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. Belly of the Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons, through intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people.
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