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- 1 2 3 "Prison for Women captures the sorrow". The Globe and Mail , September 10, 1981.
- ↑ "CBC will air Prison For Women". The Globe and Mail , July 14, 1982.
- ↑ "Ticket To Heaven top movie". The Globe and Mail , March 5, 1982.
- ↑ Janis Cole, "P4W closes but the scars remain". Now , July 13, 2000.
