Synopsis

The rise in female incarceration is striking: over the last two decades, the number of women convicted of crimes has doubled. What occupies their days within those walls, and what thoughts drift through their minds? This program offers an intimate look inside Wakayama Women's Prison, a substantial institution housing 485 inmates. Their days are structured around factory work, punctuated by allotted leisure time for television. What words are exchanged during the parole ceremony, a ritual for tho