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After her wrongful conviction, Sunny Jacobs tries to make a life for herself on death row.

Tags Incarceration Crime Criminal justice Loss Trauma Family Human rights Faith Activism Religion Serious Historical Thought-provoking Inspiring Moving Mature content Tragic Hopeful

Storyteller

Sunny Jacobs

Featured on

A Point of Beauty

Original Air Date

March 13, 2024

Recorded Date

September 20, 2019

“I spent my 28th birthday in a prison cell, six steps from the solid metal door to the toilet, and if I reached out both my arms, I could touch the walls.”

Photo by Neil Gonzalez
Sunny Jacobs photo by Neil Gonzalez

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