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Ep 81: 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

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Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Edited by Jose Alfonso
Music by Dessert Media

Help is Available:

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Keywords: wrongful conviction, drug crime, John Paschall, American Violet, Hearne, Texas, racism