Brenda Clubine
Encyclopedia
Brenda Clubine was convicted of first-degree murder in 1983, and sentenced to 16 years to life for the death of her husband, whom she claimed was abusive and had threatened to kill her. While incarcerated at the California Institution for Women, she founded the group Convicted Women Against Abuse
(CWAA). Her story is featured in the domestic violence
documentary film
Sin by Silence
by Olivia Klaus.
Convicted Women Against Abuse
Convicted Women Against Abuse is the first inmate-initiated and inmate-led group in the United States prison system and is located at the California Institution for Women in Chino, CA...
(CWAA). Her story is featured in the domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Sin by Silence
Sin by Silence
Sin by Silence is a domestic violence documentary film by Olivia Klaus that offers a unique gateway into the lives of women who are the tragedies living worst-case scenarios and survivors - women who have killed their abusive husbands...
by Olivia Klaus.