Please see earlier post to the staff that went into the prisons. Thank you Felicity:

as a co for ny state i was very intertsted in your program. it was nice to see you show how it is in prison. i just wish you could have shown more of the fight and way they treat each other so john q public could see that the inmates are not nice,friendly well behavied person they try to make themselfs out to be and that its wrong for them to be in prison. thank you for your time and leting me air

Great show - I can't imagine what it was like filming that show in prison - thanks for the story

I really love your porograms they are very interesting to watch and see what it is really like behind the walls. I would love to see new shows soon.. Thank you

Calif.is becoming a prison state for those who profit. Juicey profits are so high,prisons and prisoners are a great commodity.Corporate stock holders lobbying our officials for longer prison sentances in order to expand their corporate workforce.Let the tax payers foot the bill for more prisons.In America there is a New form of Savery; The Prison Industrial Complex.Everyone should be outraged, because our freedoms are sold and our taxes are used to build prison states for the profitters.The system feeds itself,"We are the people are the steak(slam us in prison),and prisons are the potatoes(Build more prisons). For the tycoons who have invested in the prison industry, it has been like finding a pot of gold.This CA.prison state slams the book on every one with long sentances because of profit.These lobby backed politicians would sell there mother into slavary for a dime.

"Today, a new set of markedly racist laws have been lobbyed in by fear campains,the criminal justice system,now known as the prison industry complex,"

Who is investing? As of Nov.2005 at least 37 states have legalized the contracting of prison labor by private corporations that mount their operations inside state prisons.
The list of such companies contains the cream of U.S. corporate society: The prison industry complex is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States and its investors are on Wall. Corporate companies lobby the politicians-and the politicians press for longer sentances on everyone.Now they did to good of a job.The problem is the blood suckers never get enough,and they want tax-payers money to set up their profittering.
Let out the non-violent prisoners?Cut down sentancing time.Reform parole,so parole voilations won't be monumental;this is the cause of much over crowding in prisons also.

Tuff on crime,three strikes are a are a ploy.Prisoners are surety for bonds. They are corporate slaves-sponsered by our tax dollar.

Also with all the talk about unfair sentancing laws. The heat is up now,those who have payed into the game want results.Yes they want you afraid,three strikes,tuff on crime-this is the ploy they use-for who payed into the pot to profit!Cororate lobby money for crimes on the American people,for profiteers lining there pockets with tax payers money.They cry more prisons,because the money's too good;the prisons are over flowing because lobby backed politicians have pushed for longer sentances. Now they cry build more prisons for the Corporate companies to run their private sweat shops.You the tax payer are dupped,and used.
One more thing I really want to get a list of all the corporations who run private prisons at the tax payers expence,and post it everywhere. Boycott all companies that use prison labor for profit. Then things will change.Millions of people are connected to prisoners who are incarcerated for for profit.
They suffer the Prison Industrial Complex.
May be you could do a documentary on these problems,and not judt for entertainment.
Sincerely Donna

I thought the show was very well put together. My girlfriend was one of the people interviewed for the show but didn't make the final cut. I am at V.S.P.W. almost every weekend, and while of course it is a very harsh place witha lot of dangerous people, there are some very worthwile people locked up there. Please don't forget that they are people, they are all someone's loved one.

I watched your lockdown women behind bars, and was appalled at the fact those women have jewelry on, common clothes, and deal drugs with these bartering type things as if they were on the street. IT MAKES ME SICK! what a waste of good taxpayers money. And what a way of putting prisoners life in worse danger.

Unfortunately, I did not get to see the show, but have seen your clips online. My husband is a CO at Valley State Prison for Women, and I wish that more people could see just exactly the dangers that CO's deal with daily. The local media always tends to put down what they do, and our state officials fail to back our CO's like they should. As one earlier entry in the blog mentioned about being apalled at the women having on jewelry, etc. You would be AMAZED at what these women get away with. Mostly because those in higher positions, i.e., the Warden, those in Sacramento, at the State Department, Governer's office, etc., don't want to cause waves with the general public. Nobody wants to take away the "rights of the inmate." There are even rules within the prison, that are not enforced just so that an inmate doesn't cause waves!

Okay, off my soap box. I was just glad to see, at least in a few highlight clips, that you did in fact show that these inmates can be dangerous, and that my husband, along with many other husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, moms, dads, etc., put their lives on the line in their jobs as a Correctional Officers in this nation's prison system, just as those officers do that serve on the streets of this nation, regardless of what the media and the general public says.

I watched the three "Lockdown" programs yesterday with interest, and I have read with interest the comments here. I always want to know the continuing story..has Spooky gone back to prison? What about Crystal and her baby? Most of all, the lady with the braids...I think her last name was "Green." She was getting out but felt more comfortable in prison than in the outside world. Thanks.

hi i think theshow was great i was a prisoner for 13 years. alot was on the money but you should of shown how bad the guards really treat people

well i watched the show last night because i was interested to see how the prison was portrayed. i was in prison at VSPW and wanted to see the show. your portrayal was pretty accurate but living there was at best interesting. i was a level 1 inmate housed with 4 level 4 inmates (murderers). the CO's have it easy for the most part. there are of course some positions in the prison that at dangerous but for the most part they just sit around. they get very angry if they have to get off the chair to break up a fight. there are so many things that should be done to make the prisons safer and stop the inmate returns but no one is doing anything. i said when i was there that they make it to easy to come back and so hard to stay out.

Greetings to everyone. I was delighted to see these Officers doing the job of law enforcment that most people don't get to see. Why? Because these things take place behind the walls. I was as a Correction Officer in New York City and worked on Riker's Island. I am retired due to a line of duty injury. Only the family of this officers have any idea of the stress that they endure on a daily basis. For the most part they don't talk about it. So please give thanks to these brave officers for the guts they have to deal with these inmates. They deal with the worst of our society They see and experience things most of the people on the outside do not see and deal with.

My girlfriend Gerrie, was filmed there, the end of Aug. thru Oct, 1st., several times. I go see her three times a month. They are not all bad. Sometimes we all make mistakes in life, and some of the girls there have made their mistake, and hopefully when they get out they will never have to go back there. I think Gerrie's segement is lockdown #4. Maybe aired march 26. I watched the last one aired Feb. 11. Most of the visiters don't even have to see the bad side, unless they go visit someone over in SHU. Thank you.

I am a c/o in NC, I work in the max controll unit. It is a "cookie cutter" of Alexander. My staff and I had the oppertunity to tour that facility before we opened. Our world is truly a world within a world. I appricaiate NG putting it out like it really is. I work with inmates that are as close to "d row" as they can without being there. One minute your every foul thing they can get out their mouth and in the same breath they "need" you to get or do something for them. Or dont let their food tray be wrong! I tell them if their tray meant that much to them they should have stayed in the yard.
(whew)
Sincerly,
C/O Johnson

It's about that time that outsiders know a bit of what goes on behind bars. Your prison programs are one of a kind.

I have worked for the NC Dept of Correction for 10 years. Watched the show on ACI which I have to transport inmates to frequently. Glad to see shows on this. Correction Officers are never really recognized the way I feel they should be. We are in dangerous situations everyday. People just don't understand. Thanks for airing this and letting people know the real deal.

One Comment:
"If you can't do the time don't do the crime!"

I can not believe that prisoners,women, men have as much freedom as they do. Many of the women in the facility have so much more than the children they left behind ie. food, clothing and as I noticed all the goodies in the lockers. This is what gets me the most,the children they leave to be raised by others and on whose dime?

just wanted to know if maureen ever did make it or spooky. was great show

thank you national geographic for showing just how hectic and dangerous our jobs can be as corretional officers can be at times ..

My husband works there and it is interesting to see where he works and what goes on. It is unfortunate but those women are in the right place. The problem is the inmates themselves. Until they are willing to make a change and take responsibility for their actions, they will not change no matter how many programs the state throws at them. My husband tells me all the time the inmates always blame their woes on everyone else. Even more appalling is the drug use. These inmates are not nice, and many continue their life of crime in prison. My husband tells me the biggest scam is penpals or the internet and how theses women bilk thousands from unsuspecting people using lies and phony pictures and sob stories. We all make choices mostly for the good and if 200,000 out of 35,000,000 in Ca. need to be locked up because they can't seem to cope or choose to follow the law, I say lock them up. I can live with those numbers and feel safe at the same time. "Responsible decisions"

i only read a little bit cus it reminded me of my time in jail, it wasn't prison but i do agree it's a world within a world, each time i was locked up in a maine jail, i honestly didn't know how long i was gonna be there. nothing could compare to those questions and regrets that i still holed in my every action
this may not be accepted but this is my thought
manda

great show guys.You should keep filming california's prison very interesting.you guys should film at corcoran state prison

dear ngc, although i enjoyed your special, i felt that not enough was said about the OPPORTUNITIES available at v.s.p.w..... my cdc # was w69737, and i served 42 mo.s, on a 6yr. 8mo. sentence; i'm a proud graduate of the walden house program on d yard, and NOT a return offender(praise God). anyway, i felt you should hear from someone who was able to BENEFIT from her TRAUMATIC ordeal; PRECISELY BECAUSE of the many educational/ trade school opportunities at valley state prison for women! v.s.p.w. has drug programs, g.e.d. courses, and vocational programs, just to name a few. it's up to the individual! but that's not to say i didn't enjoy the special; i certainly did. thank you all so much for bringing to light a little talked about reality; women behind bars. thank you, a.castillo 3/3/07

I just finished reading this article and I am now excited to see the show. Maybe excited isn't exactly the right word...You see, I was an inmate at VSPW for 19 months...(you can read some of my writings at leylapepper.blogspot.com.

Getting through the experience was traumatic to say the least. And re-entry into the "world" has been difficult at best. I was a Registered Nurse for 18 years prior to my conviction for Identity Theft.

Coming back has been long...because I volunteered for a substance abuse program, in prison, I was eligible for a Residential Treatment placement when released from prison. Otherwise, I would have had ONLY the $200 I was released with and no where to go. This is quite common with most inmates. The choice is to return to the old lifestyle to have a roof over their heads, or, in some cases, break parole and go back where there is a cot and 3 hots....

From Residential treatment I went to a Sober Living House and then to Catherine's Center here in the Bay area. If you are interested in knowing about this small but powerful program please contact me.

It took me 2 years but I finally found employment...I now live in my own house and work as an intern for Genentech. I am being trained to go back into institutions to speak with women who are there and have no hope or no way of knowing that it is possible to stay out of prison.

I remember hearing from other inmates that "everyone" comes back. I thought it was a joke. By the end of my prison stay I found out that most women (80%) re-offend and return to prison.

I am one of the 20%. It wasn't luck that kept me out...it has been the help and support of hundreds of people who believed in me until I could begin to believe in myself.

My story like thousands of other incarcerated women, is a brutal one, and the brutality continues behind the wall. One thing I know for sure is that you only heard the stories that were allowed to be told...there are many more layers of horror that inmates won't talk about...that is how we survive...

Thank you for your blog piece...

Best Regards,

Leyla Pepper
lpepper2005@gmail.com

I challenge you to do a study on the working middle class day-to-day life in comparison to those in prison.

Prisoners that have been found guilty through the best criminal justice system have more medical, dental, vision emergency service benefits than the average middle class worker.

I watched your show in disgust to see the men walking the yard with their coffee cups like a walk in the park. Watching cable TV in their cells. Being provided a place to sleep and three hot meals a day.

When you have some many working Americans trying to provide for their families living paycheck to pay check.

After a fight and/or riot the prisoners are treated with immediate medical attention. Your average 9 to 5 employee has to sit in a hospital waiting room for an average of 4 hours before being seen by a physician.

The prisoners talked about how they fear for their lives, the working class also fears for lives everyday with high-speed car chases, drive by shootings, robberies you name it.

The taxpayer money that is providing these health benefits to the prisoners should go to the working class. To some one is who is doing well for society not a menace to society.

Again, I challenge you to do a documentary making the comparison.

That show was extremely awesome, next time, bring it to the east coast. Take it to Rikers Island
make sure ya'll can sell the dvds n stuff.

I enjoy the show, it gives the public an idea of how life is in prison. I had the misfortune of doing time in a mens prison for a drug violation. First off, the few luxuries you see inmates with they bought themselves. all the State gives you is clothes, 3 hots and a cot. Every thing else is purchased thru commissary. Even the T.V. they watch. A heavy price is paid in day after day of the same poor food quality. Constant boredom. Huge over crowding, bad smells. indifferent staff, it is an all around nightmare if you are cought up in it. My biggest beef was the over crowding. 3 men to a cell that in the past 1 man would groan about. So don't be thinking its a tip toe in the tulips.. The US has the most people in prison in the harshest of conditions of any where in the world. Other countries still treat there prisoners with digity. Here you are just a number, no rehabilitaion, just wharehouse them in the US.

For those of you who believe that prisoners have it so easy, I hope that someday you have a better understanding of what really goes on inside.

When people stop being treated like human beings they cease to act like it. And if you think this is a benifit to anyone, you're crazy!

There is no such thing as rehabilitation going on in California prisons. And no matter how badly you want to punish people, society loses in the end.

I didn't get to see the show on womens prison at valley state and am wondering when it will air again? Unfortunately I am the mother of an inmate at Valley State Prison for Women in CA. And I am hoping that she will not re-offend and become one of those 20% who do not return.

I unfortunately didn't get to see the Lockdown series filmed in V.S.P.W. like I would have liked to. See I have a friend who is in there, for allegedly robbing or help rob a casino. She got 3 years, and writes to me occasionally. I feel bad for her after seeing just the few clips that are posted on here.

She made a mistake and chose to get mixed up in something she really shouldn't have. However, her crime wouldn't fit someone having to be in a violent prison such as Valley State Prison. I had heard it was a hardcore prison, and from what I seen it scares me.

I just hope that Valley State helps her to see the errors of her ways, and that she doesn't become the 80% of the population that returns. I know from seeing the clips, she would be end up being straight edged. I thank NGC for going inside to give us a glimpse of what these women go through on a daily basis.

I do believe as one woman said: "Can't do the time, don't do the crime."

My other question is, would you be able to buy that Lockdown on Valley State? Or would you have to buy the whole thing? Also, is it going to re-air?

hello tub

hello tub this is Anthony Earl

I ONLY WATCHED PARTS OF THE SHOW "LOCKDOWN WOMEN BEHIND BARS." I WAS JUST RELIESED FROM VALLEY STATE PRISON OCTOBER 3RD. 2006. ON A VIOLATION AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I AM DONE WITH THE PRISON LIFE. BUT NOT EVERYBODY IN PRISON ARE BAD PEOPLE. THERE ARE SOME VERY NICE PEOPLE THERE. EVERY ONE MAKES WRONG CHOICES JUST SOME WORSE THAN OTHERS. AND I FEEL EVERYONE DESERVES SECOND CHANCES. ITS HARD TO REBUILD YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU GET OUT AND YOUR BACKGROUND PREVENTS YOU TO MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE. SO MANY FALL BACK. BUT THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR PROGRAM ON V.S.P.W.
AMANDA

If anyone knows how I can get put intouch with Maureen Green please contact me and I'll give my contact info. I saw the show and wish very much to speak with her, I think a strong woman like that is very attractive, and much needed to keep someone like me in check :) Any help will be much appriciated!

gesarkhan92882@yahoo.com

Levi

Oh by the way, when I first got to prison a friend once said, "don't give your opinion, and if someone asks for it don't even give it then"!

It was good advice, but I'm not in prison anymore... so here's mine...

The real show starts when we get thrown back into society with everyone looking down on us, with noting but 200 dollars in one pocket and a bus ticket away from the prison. With no rehabilitaton what do you think will happen to those parolees? All they've been taught inside is violence. The only noticable difference between guards and inmates are our uniforms! Society fails them if there is no reform, if people don't care. I cannot blame them for going back, what's the difference? Prison is full of hate, and when you get released and look around the world is not much different (the world meaning free people) so why not go back, at least there is structure. But you won't find much forgiveness no matter what side of the fence you're on! There are free people in prison and there are prisoners that are free, it's not a big electric fence that desides who the inmates are, it's a condition of people's hearts. I was always free, even when I was in prison.

I watched this show last night and was amazed on the type of things that go in these jails. The drug dealing, the violence, it is eye opening and wish the school showed this type of programs to our teens to open their eyes to the reality of what are the consequences of making wrong choices. I have a male friend in a correctional facility who is coming out in a month after three years. He got in there for robbery and is really sad to me to see how much he wants to change and start a new life but the choices that he has made in the past will hunt him down. This makes me wonder how did it get to this point? What contributed to his bad choices? Was it the fact that he didn't have a father role? Was it drugs? Was it living in a bad neighborhood? I really hope to see him change but I have to say that I don't know anymore. It is really sad to see young people spend so much time in jails specially how minority groups are given longer sentences. It is an unfair system but I also have to say that I admire those who have to risk their lives trying to avoid more violence inside these facilites. Thank you for showing these type of documentaries they really open our eyes to another world. A world that in some of our lives doesn't even exist in our dreams...

Dont let the feamale guards sleep with the offenders,tell them to keep it in their paints. I'm not paying for in house hoochies, Tax.

I only had a short(one & only stay)for 4 months in prison. I didn't do my time in California, it was in NC.
Most shows seem to lump all inmates together, just as that guard said "they just don't care" Not everybody is like that. I learned from my mistakes and have lived a drug & crime-free life for 8 years. I think we sentence people too strong for minor things. Non-violent criminals should never be housed with the violent ones that is just asking for trouble.One thing that is messed up though. I made a small mistake at 18 that will forever effect my life. I was a passenger in a stolen car. Now I am a felon. I can't hardly get a job anywhere(not even Wal-mart)I am lucky my husband has a wonderful job so it doesn't matter. But what about the women & men that have changed but can't get hired.I think if you have remained crime-free for 10 years it should be taken off your record(non-violent felonies that is)
Oh and people don't bother you like they try and show on alot of shows. Don't get me wrong its bad but if your not a drama queen,snitch or a big mouth you don't get messes with.

My long time friend/ current girlfriend just got out of that place. I used to be a c/o.. You really kinda made them look like really bad folks.. when most of them are not.. There are bad ones but, there are bad people out on the streets that are worse than 85% of the women locked up in there. My g/f made some really bad choices and, paid dearly for them. I just wish you would have shown some of the real women who just want to be out and get there kids back and, stay off drugs. Give them the resources to get away from the cycle of drugs, violence and poverty. You cant expect folks to get busted, go to jail, get out parole to the same place they got busted at and not give them anywhere to go but, home where they probably got started on the dope in the first place. And, expect them to not repeat offend.. gimme a break.. its not rocket science people.. There are alot of really good people in there and, its unfortunate that society has thrown them away .. I love my girls in there and, pray for them everyday.

I saw the shows and thought they were great. I have been in law enforcement for 10 years (not a c/o).

While I do think that everyone deserves a second chance, I do also believe that CHILDREN deserve a mother that is there for them!
I commend any woman in there that is trying to get straight and make a good life for their kids.
MY BEEF:
It disgusted me to see CRYSTAL, the pregnant girl.
This was not her first child, not second, but THIRD! Three times!!
Oh hell no! Use birth control-you know better.
CRYSTAL--cryin, Oh woe is me, they are takin my baby away after she is born! Oh well, you do the crime and spread your legs, that's what happens! There are plenty of people out there trying to have babies who can't. While she is bringing not one, not two, but THREE children into this world without a momma. That sucks! They have no choice in the matter and CRYSTAL keeps goin back to prison and keeps gettin pregnant! WTF?
How many times does it take to learn? it is fine to put yourself in the situation, but leave the babies out of it.

I know this firsthand, I was married to someone who had a son from a previous relationship. Well, guess what? I not only had to work in Law enforcement, but had to take care of this poor boy whose mother was never around cause she was out doin drugs, prostituting, robbing guys, doing time... It was always woe is me with her! Some one else take care of my son, but remember he is MY SON. I went thru hell with this poor child, he had been with her to score crack, tricks, etc... I am not longer married to his father? Why? One main reason, this woman destroyed our marriage, her son, her mother, and many others. I no longer see the boy, because I am remarried, but I hope he makes it in life. He was such a wonderful, smart child that had his hopes let down constantly by this woman! So sad!

We all have choices in life--I worked my butt off to do what I do. Worked full time, did school at night, etc. Nobody handed me anything! She had plenty more that me---she chose to take the lazy route. I am tired of excuses from women that do this to children over and over again.

CRYSTAL needs her butt kicked good and hard in there by some real women who love their kid and maybe made one mistake and is trying to make their life good!

ON a another note,
I was wondering what happened to Maureen Green?
I liked her a lot-- I hope she made it on the outside. She was a wonderful artist and woman. Good luck to her and the other lady (can't remember her name, the black lady that they thought was dealing drugs)
She was also a very strong woman/leader that could really make something of themselves!

Can we please get an update on the women profiled?????

Yeah, Maureen Green will keep you in check all right. P her off and she'll stab you with a pencil.

when will the show with fort dodge iowa be on. You filmed a kid in violators this summer and would like to speak to someone about that or at least know when it will show.

Thanks

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I WENT TO VSPW IN 1999 WHILE ONLY 19YRS OF AGE,I WAS RELEASED IN APRIL 2002.I HAD AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE I WENT IN HARDCORE,BITTER,DISRESPECTFUL AND ANGRY DO TO THE 2 CHILDREN I LEFT MY DAUGHTER WAS 4 AND MY SON WAS ONLY 1 I JUST WANTED TO LOSE MY MIND,LIFE AND SOUL,HOWEVER IN THE MIST OF ALL THAT I WAS TOUCHED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND LEFT VSP A WOMEN OF GOD,AND BY HIS GRACE I NEVER WENT BACK NOT EVEN ON A VIOLATION NOW I AM WORKING ON BEING A MINISTER OF CHRIST.AND HAD ANOTHER DAUGHTER AND I ACTUALLY THANK GOD FOR MY BEING IN PRISON CAUSE HE KNEW THE OUT COME WAS GOING TO BLESS HIM MY FAMILY AND MYSELF.SO THERE IS HOPE FOR CHANGE,NEW THINKING,KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND TO COME TO KNOW YOUSELF.MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONE !!!KEEP THE FAITH.

Hello all.
I am a Corrections Officer 1 in the state of PA.

Does anyone here work in state corrections ? And if so, can you please tell me what your state requires regarding the wearing of puncture-proof vests ?

so, does anyone know whatever happened to maureen green, cant the producers find out?

I am so glad that NG did a profile on what it is like for women in prison. The truth of the matter is that society in general has this misguided notion that being in prison is a cake walk. That is so not the case, just because you are allotted clothes, 3 meals a day, and a place to sleep in no way constitutes having it easy. Prison is a violent place. It is filled with some very bad and very good people. However just because you go to prison doesn't make you a bad person. Everyone makes mistakes, however in a place like that it is so easy to get caught up in a situation that can will keep you in a flawed system for the rest of your life. I myself was released 6 months ago from CIW. I made the mistake of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I paid the price. I am a firm believer in the phrase " Convicted not Condemned". I believe that if society really wants to see people change their lives and become productive members of its society then it needs to help create opprotunities for those of us who truly are commited to doing the right things.

I was just wondering on where i can get a copy of the Lockdown: Tent City episode?!!! how do i get that!

where can i get/download copies of all the episodes in this series. Pleeeease someone let me know.

I am also very interested in purchasing this series if it is available on DVD. If not, would you please consider it?

I've been heavily involved in prison volunteering & prison ministry for @ 25 years. I would like to be one who makes a difference, whether it be an inmate behinds bars, officer at the controls, person in the visiting room or the children at home.

Although it may only serve to satisfy the curiosity of some, a series such as this one is a valuable resource that will better equip people who interact & are involved with inmates for being knowledgeable instead of naïve.

Thank so much for all the work in bringing this wealth of information to the public.

i thought this was a fabulous series so far. i was really touched by some of the stories, particularly maureen green, i really hope she makes it. if u out there girl 'good luck' and if anybody knows how she is let us know.

I think I am in love with Maureen Green. How do I find out where she is being held?

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For the person who asked about Maureen Green, last I heard she was paroled for approx. 2-3 months and doing fairly well. But she got arrested again on a marijuana possesion charge she had picked up during her last stint in prison. She was placed in a county jail and facing 7 years. She also attempted suicide on one occasion and nearly succeeded, as the CO's interveined. I am a CO in the Federal System and I also very curious as to how some inmates handle themselves in the free world. I hope I answered your question.

How do you go about getting the permits to film in the prisons? I'm a first time filmmaker looking to do something involving a minimum security prison. If anyone has any idea, please email me at DG2productions@gmail.com.

Thanks, and great program!

Im typing a Research paper on Women Behind Bars and would love a copy of the 2007 episode .. does anyone know where i can find one? buy one? etc .. thank you!!

Maureen Green is alive and well and living in Fresno. She is currently a drug user and although a lesbian is breaking up marriages "just to stay in the game" you can reach her at 559-394-6449

Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I'm glad to join your conmunity,
and wish to assit as far as possible.