Independent Lens · SEASON 22

Belly of the Beast

Episode 4 · 2020-11-23

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Episode overview

An unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, shielded by prison officials and doctors, and wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. Belly of the Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons, through intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people.

60 minutes

Season 22 episodes

1. Feels Good Man2020-10-19 2. Represent2020-10-26 3. Jonathan Scott's Power Trip2020-11-16 4. Belly of the Beast2020-11-23 5. A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem2021-01-04 6. A Day in the Life of America / American Nomads2021-01-11 7. 9to5: The Story of a Movement2021-02-01 8. Women in Blue2021-02-08 9. Mr. SOUL!2021-02-22 10. Coded Bias2021-03-22 11. Down a Dark Stairwell2021-04-12 12. The Donut King2021-05-24 13. Two Gods2021-06-21 14. The People vs. Agent Orange2021-06-28