Death Penalty The film depicts several of the major flaws in the US death penalty system. The story of Aileen Wuo... Click For More Information Drug and Alcohol Abuse Aileen grew up in a culture where drug taking and drinking was the norm. It was the sixties and a g... Click For More Information Homelessness Aileen was thrown out of her home at the very early age of thirteen, after having an illegitimate ba... Click For More Information Mental Illness Despite the Supreme Court ruling in June 2002 that those with mental retardation should not be execu... Click For More Information Prostitution Aileen started selling her body at the shockingly early age of nine. She was having sexual relation... Click For More Information Sexual Abuse Aileen was abused sexually by her family as well as the boys in the neighborhood from a very early a... Click For More Information Teenage Pregnancy Constant sexual abuse led to Aileen getting pregnant at 12 years old. She had no awareness of the c... Click For More Information Truancy Aileen turned to prostitution in order to pay for food and a roof over her head. She barely attende... Click For More Information