When she went to jail, Alisha’s baby was a newborn. Nothing prepared her for the struggle
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-04 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Lifestyle / Life & relationships
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Culture & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Australia, Fraud & Corruption
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For decades, TV shows such as Prisoner, Wentworth and Orange Is the New Black have perpetuated a stereotype of incarcerated women, portraying them as violent, dangerous and corrupt. Yet for many of the thousands of women in custody across Australia, the reality is far different.
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