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“Free Joan Little”: New Film on 1975 Murder Acquittal of Woman Sexually Assaulted by Prison Guard
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The new documentary "Free Joan Little" chronicles the landmark case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence. Joan Little’s 1975 murder trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice, prisoner's rights, and survivors’ rights to self-defense. Director Yoruba Richen calls the movement to free Little a “cry for justice” and Little’s trial testimony about her assault by a prison guard “a radical act” that helped expose “the scourge of violence and abuse in jails and in prisons.”
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