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Prison Songs

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Stories Interspersed with black prison songs. A mother and son go to the beach and she avoids a ticket for littering by having sex with a police officer. A Jewish Russian immigrant, tempted by a rabbi’s gift, still refuses circumcision. A young man describes his encounter with a predatory priest.

Series: The Other Side
Show Type: Reality
Cast: Joe Frank
Air Date: 10/31/1999
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

Category: The Other Side.

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Series: The Other Side
Show Type: Reality
Cast: Joe Frank
Air Date: 10/31/1999
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Prison Songs

Series: The Other Side

Show Type: Reality

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 10/31/1999

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: The Other Side

Show Type: Reality

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 10/31/1999

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Prison Songs

Series: The Other Side

Show Type: Reality

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 10/31/1999

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: The Other Side

Show Type: Reality

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 10/31/1999

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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