Survived + Punished

New laws in New York and elsewhere could keep women out of prison for crimes against their abusers.

Jun 24, 2019 | Media, Research & Strategy | 0 comments

Article written by Victoria Law for The Atlantic. Excerpt below: On a morning this past March, two dozen women gathered on a Harlem sidewalk. Many had been released from prison over the past decade. They were boarding a charter bus to Albany, where they hoped to...

‘I Was In Constant Fear’: Immigrant Faces Deportation After Prison for Domestic Dispute

Jun 2, 2019 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates, Media | 0 comments

Below is an excerpt from an article about Aylaliya Birru, a Black immigrant survivor of domestic violence in California who is incarcerated and faces deportation as a consequence for defending her life. Support the grassroots campaign to #FreeLiya here! Article...

Marissa Alexander TED Talk

Jun 1, 2019 | Media | 1 comment

Every day three women in the U.S. are murdered by their domestic partners. But after Marissa Alexander fired a single warning shot as her estranged husband threatened to kill her, she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Eventually, Alexander survived both domestic...

Grassroots groups launch new Queens DA accountability coalition and release demands

Jan 26, 2019 | Case & Campaign Updates, Media | 0 comments

Photo above courtesy of Andrea Bichan/VOCAL-NY Dozens of criminal justice reform advocates took to the steps of the Queens Criminal Court Monday to demand change at the DA’s office. Article by Bill Parry, QNS Dozens of justice reform advocates spent much of...

Black women punished for self-defense must be freed from their cages

Jan 12, 2019 | Media | 0 comments

Art above by Adriana Bellet. Black women punished for self-defense must be freed from their cages, by Mariame Kaba, The Guardian; Excerpt below: While self-defense laws are interpreted generously when applied to white men who feel threatened by men of color, they are...

Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency! Analyses & Interviews

Jan 12, 2019 | Media | 0 comments

After 15 years of incarceration for defending her life, Cyntoia Brown will finally be released. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam commuted her sentence following ongoing public support for her freedom. She will be eligible for release on August 7, 2019, and she’ll be...