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'Two Strikes' & 'Tutwiler' explore realities of incarceration

Left: Mark Jones, serving life without parole in a Florida prison. Right: Incarcerated women at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
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Left: Mark Jones, serving life without parole in a Florida prison. Right: Incarcerated women at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

A new PBS FRONTLINE partnership with The Marshall Project looks inside the American judicial system for stories that often go unreported.

The two-part documentary features "Two Strikes" and "Tutwiler." The first part of the hour explores the big impacts of repeat offender laws. Then, go inside prison walls for a look at what it's like to give birth in prison.

Ursula Liang is the director of "Two Strikes." Alysia Santo is producer of "Tutwiler" and staff writer at The Marshall Project.

They join In the Moment to discuss the realities of what's happening in the prison system.

"Two Strikes" and "Tutwiler" will air on PBS FRONTLINE and the PBS app at 6 p.m., Central time, and 5 p.m., Mountain time, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. It'll air on SDPB TV at 9 p.m., Central time, and 8 p.m., Mountain time, on that Tuesday.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.