Crime After Crime

Overview

The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered her into a life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when a pair of rookie land-use attorneys cut their teeth on her case -- and attract global attention to the troubled intersection of domestic violence and criminal justice.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 1, 2011

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Doc Society,Life Sentence Films

Cast

Bobby Buechler,T'Onna Champagne,Yoav Potash,Dee Kelly Barrett,Deborah Peagler,Joshua Safran,Tiffany Champagne

Director

Yoav Potash

Producer

Yoav Potash,Melissa Schulman,Gail Dolgin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$58,840

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1746153