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Breaking Down the Bars Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

7 Episodes 2011 - 0

Episode 1

You're Not Here to Make Friends

Tue, Feb 15, 2011 60 mins

Series premiere: A women-in-prison reality series following eight Indiana inmates. In the opener, a frightened Abbie arrives at the Rockville Correctional Facility to begin a 15-year sentence; and Hannah has an emotional visit with her parents. Meanwhile, a basketball all-star named Larretha breaks prison rules and finds herself in solitary.

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Episode 2

The Recovery Process

Tue, Feb 22, 2011 60 mins

Hannah has another surprise for her parents; Amanda wants to reconnect with her mother; and Tiffany, who's desperate to get home to care for her ailing mother, has a late-night run-in with a guard.

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Episode 3

Walking a Fine Line

Tue, Mar 1, 2011 60 mins

Amanda writes a letter home and is shocked by the response; Tiffany passes her GED exam and has her sentence reduced by six months; and Nicole challenges a controversial prison policy and changes herself in the process.

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Episode 4

An Offender Mentality

Tue, Mar 8, 2011 60 mins

While Nicole is granted an early release and enters a work program, Hannah is caught lying and must face the consequences. Meanwhile, Lisa finally begins to look herself in the mirror, nine years after killing her husband.

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Episode 5

A Lot to Be Angry About

Tue, Mar 15, 2011 60 mins

Her anger in check, Tiffany gets a surprise visitor while Michelle hopes that her estranged mother will attend her graduation. Meanwhile, Nicole is out of prison on work release, but her job search isn't going well.

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Episode 6

If I Had A Daughter in Here

Tue, Mar 22, 2011 60 mins

Amanda shares the song she wrote for her mother with her; Larretha receives a visit from her high-school basketball coach; and after a revealing session of family therapy, Hannah faces her Wall of Shame one last time.

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Episode 7

Beyond the Bars

Tue, Mar 29, 2011 60 mins

Season 1 finale: Amanda is arrested for seeing her new boyfriend while she's in work release; Tiffany feels pressured by motherhood after returning home; and Lisa has a dramatic meeting with her murdered husband's mother.

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