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201845 minPG-13documentary

6.3/ 10(37 ratings)• TMDB

Girls Incarcerated

201845 minPG-13documentary

6.3/ 10(37 ratings)• TMDB

An eight-part series focuses on the lives of teenage girls at Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana as they confront their pasts and seek a better future.

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Pierre Granier-Deferre

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An eight-part series focuses on the lives of teenage girls at Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana as they confront their pasts and seek a better future.

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Pierre Granier-Deferre

Pierre Granier-Deferredirector

Pierre Granier-Deferre

Pierre Granier-Deferrewriter

Jean Aurenche

Jean Aurenchewriter

Michel Grisoliawriter

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoretcast

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An eight-part documentary series that goes behind the scenes at Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana, where teenage girls struggle to overcome their troubled pasts and find hope for the future.

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