True Crime

We Are Jane Doe

by Snap Judgment and PRX

I’m Jane Doe number one,” is the opening line from Ali Prout.  She tells her never-before-heard story as a woman sent to prison for a non-violent offense in 2023. There, Prout caught the eye of a correctional officer, who used his position and his badge to abuse her.  But that’s only the beginning. Over three episodes, we trace Ali's dramatic fight for justice, and the stunning ripple effects that threaten to upend the system of power and control at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF), one of the largest women’s prisons on earth. KQED reporters Anna Sussman and Madi Bolaños spent two…

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