Barred Wives (1993)

Length: 52 minutes 30 seconds

Through the examples of four couples, the documentary examines why women marry prisoners, and the complexities and difficulties they experience.

Director Jacquelynne Willcox has created an insightful, revealing documentary.

Clips from this documentary with have teacher’s notes.

Partners of prisoners discuss their relationships. Contact is limited to a ten-minute phone call a day, letters, and a forty-minute ...

Pam maintains a relationship with a recidivist, Derek, who is serving a life imprisonment term for murder.

On home video, we see Ann and Jim exchange vows as they wed in prison in 1991. Jim expresses his ...