sexual abuse. she spent 18 years in prison until missouri's governor commuted her sentence. she tells her shocking story in the book "redemption, sister hood, survival and the search for freedom behind bars." she joins me now with her longtime best friend tom wilson. thank you for joining me. it's an extraordinary story, your story. one that is complicated. one that inspires a lot of emotions. one that seemed to develop over the years. and now you find yourself here. with i guess the redemption, the comeback. how do you see where you've got to? >> i look at the redemption as being able to tell my story, to find my voice and try to make a change in the lives of others and hopefully inspire them to come forward too. child sexual abuse is the only disease that cripples america that can be changed very easily