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In 1983, Deborah Peagler, a woman brutally abused by her boyfriend, was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for her connection to his murder. Twenty years later, California passed a law allowing incarcerated domestic violence survivors to reopen their cases. This documentary follows two attorneys who take...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm), Life Sentence Films (Firm), Arrested Development (Musical group), Central California Women's Facility. Prison Choir
Other Authors: Potash, Yoav
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Sausalito, CA : Ro*co Films Educational, [2011]
Edition:Educational version.
Subjects:
Peagler, Debbie, > 1959-2010.
Women prisoners > California.
Abused women > California.
Judicial error > California.
Appellate procedure > California.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:Crime after crime home page
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Summary:In 1983, Deborah Peagler, a woman brutally abused by her boyfriend, was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for her connection to his murder. Twenty years later, California passed a law allowing incarcerated domestic violence survivors to reopen their cases. This documentary follows two attorneys who take Debbie's case and strive to attain testimonies of long-lost witnesses, proof of perjured evidence, and new testimonies from the men who committed the murder.
Item Description:Includes: 93-minute version and 58-minute version.
"Official OWN Documentary Club selection"--Container.
Special features: deleted and alternative scenes, Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival; "in-context" documentary featurette, filmmaker bio, OWN documentary club "sizzle reel."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videorecording (93, 58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; 16:9 widescreen.
Awards:Audience award, San Francisco International Film Festival; Grand Performances Documentary, Los Angeles Film Festival; Justice Matters Jury Prize, Washington, D.C. International Film Festival; Golden Gate award, Investigative Documentary Feature, San Francisco International Film Festival.
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Ben Ferrer, Yoav Potash ; editors, Yoav Potash, Frank Giraffe ; consulting producer, Gail Dolgin ; consulting editor ; Aaron I. Butler ; associate producers, Shira Potash, Melissa Schulman ; original score, Jaymee Carpenter ; music supervision, Jaymee Carpenter, Yoav Potash.