CNN This Is Life With Lisa Ling November 11, 2019 05:19:00
>> so great to see you. >> sunny schwartz is an attorney who spent her career reforming prison programs. >> do you believe that the court system is unfair to women? >> absolutely. up until recently, batter women's abuse was not allowed into evidence. think about if a man was sleeping and there was a home invader with a lethal weapon, that homeowner would defend themselves. convicted he would be hailed as a hero. one woman i talked to, she called the police 41 times in a year and a half, and she hit her husband over the head with a wine bothtle and he died of his injuries. she got 25 to life. t...
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