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2020s · United States · documentary

Belly of the Beast (2020)

Directed by Erika Cohn · 1 h 22 min

Year
2020
Running time
1 h 22 min
Countries
United States
Languages
English
Read its record on en.wikipedia.org Human rights documentaries
Central California Women's Facility, the film's subject
Central California Women's Facility, the film’s subject — not a still from the film. Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Departamento de Correcciones y Rehabilitación de California, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

About the film

Belly of the Beast is a 2020 documentary film by Erika Cohn about the illegal sterilization practices in the Central California Women’s Facility and other female penitentiaries. Made over a period of seven years, the 82-minute movie documents the fight of one inmate and her lawyer against the Department of Corrections.

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What it is about

Central California Women's Facilityhealth caresexismracism

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