About Award-Winning-Documentary Sin by SilenceDirected and Produced by Olivia Klaus
Co-Producer & Editor Ann-Caryn Cleveland Premieres Monday, October 17 at 8PM ET Over the last 35 years, women have represented the fastest growing prison population in the United States, with nearly 80 percent of those incarcerated being survivors of domestic violence. In many cases, the abuse sparked their path toward prison. With unprecedented access inside California's oldest women's prison, the California Institution for Women, Sin by Silence is a gateway into the lives of women who are domestic violence's living, worst-case scenarios. Some of these women have killed their abusers and are now trapped behind bars, due in part to state laws prohibiting legal defense from including evidence of battering in their original court trials. In support of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Investigation Discovery presents the world television premiere of the award-winning documentary Sin by Silence on Monday, October 17 at 8 PM ET/PT. Inside the California Institution for Women, convicted domestic violence survivor Brenda Clubine created the first inmate-initiated and inmate-led group to help abused women, Convicted Women Against Abuse (CWAA). Created in 1989 to help convicted domestic violence survivors in prison break the silence about abuse, Sin by Silence tells the personal and shocking stories of this extraordinary group of courageous women who advocate for a future free from domestic violence. "We are proud to bring this powerful documentary to television, to share with television audiences the harrowing stories of these women behind bars," said Henry Schleiff, president and general manager of Investigation Discovery. "Instead of fighting a system that does not fully comprehend the complexities of abuse, the women of CWAA instead choose to fight to change laws for battered women nationwide. Through the premiere of this documentary, we hope to extend their message and champion their crusade to stop the cycle of violence."
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