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Breaking Down the Bars

Breaking Down the Bars

This docu-series follows a group of female inmates at the Rockville Correctional Facility in Indiana and the transformation the ladies make during their time at the facility. The women featured are in three different stages of incarceration -- some are just entering prison, others are in the middle of their sentences and the rest are preparing to go back into society. The inmates share their stories of self-discovery and redemption while trying to make peace with their families and life on the inside. But they first need to break down their own bars, with the help of therapist Stephanie Covington, so they can begin the long climb back.
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Season 17 of 7 Episodes

  • Abbie arrives at Rockville to start her 15-year sentence; Hannah has an emotional visit with her parents; Larretha lands in solitary.

  • Hannah drops another bombshell on her parents; Amanda longs to rebuild a relationship with her mother; Tiffany has a late night run-in.

  • Amanda writes a heartfelt letter home; Tiffany passes her GED; Nicole tries to change a controversial prison policy.

  • Hannah is caught lying; Nicole is granted early release; Lisa does some introspection.

  • Tiffany receives a surprise visit; Michelle hopes her mother will attend her graduation; Nicole searches for work.

  • Amanda shares a song she wrote for her mother; Larretha has a visit with her former coach; Hannah faces her wall of shame.

  • Amanda gets busted for spending time with her new boyfriend; Tiffany buckles under the pressure; Lisa is confronted by her slain husband's mother.
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This docu-series follows a group of female inmates at the Rockville Correctional Facility in Indiana and the transformation the ladies make during their time at the facility. The women featured are in three different stages of incarceration -- some are just entering prison, others are in the middle of their sentences and the rest are preparing to go back into society. The inmates share their stories of self-discovery and redemption while trying to make peace with their families and life on the inside. But they first need to break down their own bars, with the help of therapist Stephanie Covington, so they can begin the long climb back.

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