we were accompanied by daniela ramos, an attorney from a women's rights group.as cameras are not allowed inside jail, our report is based on what we witnessed. and what we witnessed was horrendous. this women's prison was built for 700 inmates, but is reported to actually house 2700 women. guadalupe vasquez was jailed 8 years ago. her cell is half the size of a tennis court -- a cell she shares with 216 other inmates, with one toilet between them. in 2007 she suffered a miscarriage. nine months into term, she almost bled to death -- and was then reported to the police by the doctor who saved her. she was given a 30-year sentence. attorney daniela ramos is appalled at the rank misogyny in the justice system. >> we've received the good news that the superior court has permitted an appeal for pardon for guadalupe, to be voted on in the national assembly. that's a major step, and we hope the politicians use this chance to give guadalupe back her freedom. >> the women jailed on such grounds are all poor and uneducated. most, like guadalupe, are from rural communities