Learning to Breathe, Waiting to Speak: The Impact of Court Delays in Anchorage, Alaska from vfj Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 11 min 31 sec ✓ Published: 29-Apr-2022
Description: In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Victims for Justice and Vim Pneuma Media produced a short film exploring the impacts of criminal court delays in Alaska. Thank you to Jackie Schoppert and her family for sharing their story. nnVictims for Justice (VFJ) was founded in 1985 after Janice Lienhart and Sharon Nahorney’s parents and aunt were brutally murdered during a violent home invasion. Following the murder, a hearing was held but closed to the public, denying all rights of the f