The case of Joan (prononunced 'Jo-Anne') Little helped bring awareness to sexual abuse of women in prison. In 1975, Ms.Little became the first woman acquitted of murder using a self-defense plea after she killed an abusive white prison guard. At age 20, Joan was ordered to serve seven to ten years at the Women's Prison in […]
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