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Women Behind Bars

Women Behind Bars

Description: Female prisoners are a lot like honest politicians: they exist but you never really hear about them. This series brings women who kill to the forefront, detailing a specific case in each episode, and then trying to answer the question of why they did what they did.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2008
Number of seasons: 4
Number of episodes: 42
First episode air date: March 4, 2008
Genre: Reality television
Executive Producer: John Burrud
Cast: Ashley Crary, Kay Bess
Networks: We TV, FYI
Narrated By: Kay Bess, Ashley Crary
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