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Crime After Crime (2011)

Crime After Crime poster
Directed by
Yoav Potash
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows attorneys as they fight to free a woman imprisoned for a crime connected to her abusive relationship. It focuses on the legal battle and the personal story behind her incarceration.

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What happens

Crime After Crime is a 2011 award-winning documentary film directed by Yoav Potash about the case of Deborah Peagler, an incarcerated victim of domestic violence whose case was taken up by pro bono attorneys through The California Habeas Project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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