Harrowing accounts of violence and sex abuse in women's prison told in new podcast

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What happened

Madi Bolanos and Anna Sussman's new podcast We Are Jane Doe, by KQED and Snap Studios, investigates rampant sex abuse at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, Ca.

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  • Reported by NPR and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:16:35 UTC.

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