"Two Strikes/Tutwiler" - Preview
Preview: Season 2023 Episode 14 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
A two-part special looking at a little-known "two-strikes" law, and pregnancy in prison.
In this two-part special, FRONTLINE looks at a little known "two-strikes" law and pregnancy in prison. In collaboration with The Marshall Project, the first half examines how a former West Point cadet got life in prison under a "two strikes" law. The second half documents what happens to pregnant women in prison and their newborns.
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"Two Strikes/Tutwiler" - Preview
Preview: Season 2023 Episode 14 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
In this two-part special, FRONTLINE looks at a little known "two-strikes" law and pregnancy in prison. In collaboration with The Marshall Project, the first half examines how a former West Point cadet got life in prison under a "two strikes" law. The second half documents what happens to pregnant women in prison and their newborns.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> They gave me life in prison.
>> If you had been incarcerated three years or less prior and they decide to enact the statue, you'’re automatically sentenced to the statutory maximum.
>> NARRATOR: In collaboration with the Marshall Project... >> Sort of two strikes and you'’re out, if you will.
>> NARRATOR: Two exclusive stories... >> We have between 45 to 50 pregnant women in and out Tutwiler in a year'’s time.
>> We all had little riders with us... >> NARRATOR: From inside the prison system... >> We'’re almost to the end of this, I'’ll see you soon.
Video has Closed Captions
A powerful and unforgettable window into the lives of incarcerated pregnant women. (33m 56s)
Video has Closed Captions
How a former West Point cadet got life in prison under a "two-strikes" law. (20m 16s)
Video has Closed Captions
What happens to women who are pregnant in prison, and to the babies born to them? (34m)
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Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...