Episodes

  • Episode 2: Debra's Story

    Episode 2: Debra's Story
    May 3 2021

    In this episode, your host, Brooke Weber will read the letters of Debra Reid. A black woman who was part of the Framingham 8, a group of incarcerated women who tried to fight back their sentences, claiming their allegations of domestic abuse were never heard. Debra, was the only woman, and a black woman, from the Framingham Eight that was in a same sex relationship. Her case shows how much ignorance is involved in the criminal justice system.

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    58 mins
  • Episode One: Annette Green

    Episode One: Annette Green
    May 2 2021

    This episode focuses on Annette Green. In 1989, Annette Green, a lesbian was charged with the murder of her partner and used the "Battered Woman Syndrome" as a defense. Host Brooke Weber discusses the term Battered Woman Syndrome and the double burden that homosexuals face when trying to get support or be believed in domestic abuse cases.

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    28 mins