Lola de la Riva with Roberto Nevarez

Lola de la Riva with her nephew Roberto Nevarez (left), likely in Long Beach in the early 1980s. Roberto had been imprisoned for defending his sister from a sexual attack. While in prison, he was physically abused by a guard and had learned enough law to defend himself successfully in court. Osa and he corresponded while he was in a few different prisons across California and she was completing her PhD at UC Davis (LETTERS TO BE SCANNED). He and his five children were supportive of the family pr