Joyce Ann Brown: Justice Denied

To be accused, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder she did not commit was the beginning of a nine-year nightmare for Joyce Ann Brown. Her conviction is not unique, but her story is. Every day people fall through the cracks of the American judicial system and end up serving time for crimes they did not commit. Joyce Ann Brown learned to fight back when the courts offered no recourse from her injustice, and she triumphed through self-respect, caring for others, and an irrepressible sense of humor. After numerous legal setbacks and personal tragedies, Joyce Ann Brown won her freedom, but her experience is a warning to all Americans, a sobering look at "justice denied" and how easily the freedoms we take for granted can be take away.