No Justice Just Us

"e;There is No Justice In the System It's Just Us in the system."e; There are moments that split a life in two. For Elizabeth, that moment wasn't just the night she was nearly killed- it was everything that followed, when the institutions that promised protection revealed what they really were. Profiteers of the suffering of the American people- It was an awakening.Left with a traumatic brain injury from the assault, Drs were now prescribing opioids for an injury that now affected her daily life with chronic pain and seizures. Things went from bad to worse! After her final trip to the ER and losing her housing because of her abuser, she was turned away from a domestic violence shelter after being informed her injuries were "e;to severe"e; and her situation "e;put the other women in the shelter in danger"e;. The only people willing to help her were outlaws, which led to a life of crime out of fear and desperation.  Once behind prison walls, she takes you through the court proceedings and evidence of her case, one of the 1st federal analog substance cases in the nation. The very real corruption and chaos in institutions that get to investigate their own crimes. A raw an unflinching look into the mental health crisis and addiction epidemic spreading across this county, and how she fought her way out of it. She used art and writing as a way to navigate the chaos, and expose what's being done behind a wall and a badge to those this system claims to protect. No Justice Just Us is not just a story of redemption handed down by a system. It's the story of a woman forced to survive the very institutions that harm us while expecting us to be grateful for their protection. A woman who turned captivity into creation, and creation into truth. It is the lived reality of the American dream, one nightmare at a time, and a testament to everyone who has been chewed up by the system but still found a way to find joy and speak against it!