The Magdalene Laundries
Criminal
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How Elizabeth Escaped From the Peacock Lane Laundry
Elizabeth says she saw women working at Peacock Lane who looked much older than her. She said they lived their entire lives inside the laundry. Once, Elizabeth tried to escape by jumping out of a window without bars and landing on her ankle. The woman was able to walk across town to a hospital where she planned to ask for a job there.
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