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Outcry Witness: A Former Prosecutor’s Guide to Healing and Justice After Sexual Violence is a powerful and deeply personal book by JoDee Neil that blends legal insight with lived experience. Drawing from her career as a prosecutor and her own journey as a survivor, JoDee explores how disclosure can become a transformative step toward healing and reclaiming control.

This book goes beyond traditional narratives, offering practical guidance, prevention strategies, and multiple paths to healing. It speaks to survivors, families, and professionals alike, shedding light on the lasting impact of trauma while empowering readers to break cycles of silence and take back their voice.

A Guide to Healing, Empowerment, and Justice

  • “Outcry Witness is both a personal revelation and a rallying call to survivors of childhood trauma and sexual abuse. Blending her own harrowing journey of disclosure and two decades of legal experience, JoDee Neil shines a light on the hidden wounds that silently shape our lives. With compassion and hard-won wisdom, she guides readers through the process of facing buried pain, breaking the silence, and reclaiming their sense of self. This powerful book offers not only hope and healing for individuals, but also a blueprint for change.”

    — Judge Michael H. Schneider, Jr. (Ret.)

  • “Outcry is informative and inspirational. It informs on the options available to survivors and inspires me to write about my own experiences. Outcry is a call for all of us to tap into our inner mama bear and hold people accountable for the betterment of future generations.”

    — Valor McKinney, J.D.

  • “This book is not just a memoir; it is a vital guide. Every woman in the United States should read it, because the sad reality is that we must all be prepared to understand the legal, emotional, and logistical steps necessary in the aftermath of sexual violence. Copies belong in libraries, schools, universities, police stations, sororities and fraternities, and the offices of doctors, therapists, and counselors. It should be required reading for young women as early as middle school. The truth is stark: our systems are broken, society’s moral fiber is frayed, and women are still treated as prey. The path forward is through education, empowerment, and activism all of which this book embodies. Women cannot count on protection; we must be equipped to demand and pursue our own justice.”

    — Alison Lebeck Garcia, attorney

  • “JoDee Neil writes with the authority of a prosecutor and the vulnerability of someone still doing her own healing work. Outcry Witness is both raw and practical, offering survivors validation, tools, and language for what often feels unspeakable. I would recommend this book to anyone navigating the aftermath of sexual violence.”

    — Cory Montfort, MS, LPC-S, The Montfort Group

  • “An important book by a lawyer and a sexual assault survivor for sexual assault survivors and others who support them about how to regain power after the crime. It provides not only important information about how the criminal justice system operates but also how survivors can take action to move forward with their lives by speaking the truth about what happened.”

    — Paul Cassell, Former federal judge and Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah

  • “JoDee is a tireless, tenacious, and terrific advocate for the sexually abused. Everyone can learn from the lessons she teaches in this must read masterwork.”

    — Rogge Dunn, D Magazine Best Lawyer Hall of Fame, Top 100 Texas by Texas Monthly, and five-time selection to DCEO’s Dallas 500

  • “JoDee Neil is a mountain moving lawyer and Outcry Witness is a seismic advancement for survivors of sexual abuse. It combines legal acumen and human relatability in a way that is easy to read and will change lives. JoDee leads the way for lawyers who entered the practice to help others. She sets an example for a generation of jurists.”

    — Mikal Watts, trial lawyer

  • “Neil has done the world such a service by writing this. So many survivors are ‘queens of avoidance’ because that so nicely fits into what society demands. Outcry Witness makes the case for pulling off the Band-Aid, seeing what’s underneath and truly healing finally. What a brave and needed book.”

    — Susan Jones Knape, president, A Case for Women