Women and Crime

Reconsidered: Regina Kelly

Women and Crime

Show Notes

Ep 383: Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.

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Original Airdate: 06/28/22

Young mother, victim of drug war wrongly arrested, jailed, and indicted based on the word of a confidential informant… After being involved in a drug sweep… with no prior drug record, no evidence or any drugs found on her, Regina had a choice: plead guilty and go home to her four children as a convicted felon or remain in prison for potentially decades for a crime she did not commit.

This is the Regina Kelly story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

essence.com

pbs.org

Radley Balko of Reason magazine’s YouTube Channel

NPR

aclu.org

texasobserver.org

Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

Produced & Edited by James Varga

Music by Dessert Media

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