Survived + Punished

S&P Member, Ny Nourn, Gives TED Talk

Aug 20, 2018 | Media, Survivor Messages | 0 comments

  S&P California member, Ny Nourn, recently gave this TED talk describing her experiences with immigration to the U.S. as a Cambodian refugee, surviving domestic violence, being convicted for the actions of her batterer and sentenced to life without the...

Andrew Cuomo Under Pressure To Free Women Imprisoned For Killing Abusers

Aug 13, 2018 | Case & Campaign Updates, Media | 0 comments

Melissa Jeltsen @ Huffington Post. Excerpt below: Ericka Persson, an advocate with Survived and Punished, called [Governor Andrew Cuomo’s clemency] guidelines “ambiguous and arbitrary” and said they could be changed.   “Cuomo has the power to free these...

Valerie Seeley: Free Them All

Aug 7, 2018 | Case & Campaign Updates, Media, Survivor Messages | 0 comments

In this excerpt from her conversation with writer Victoria Law, Valerie Seeley expresses her commitment to helping other women criminalized for survival and asking Cuomo to grant more clemencies. Valerie Seeley is a survivor of domestic violence. In 1998 Valerie was...

Cynthia Nixon’s Plan to Stem Mass Incarceration Has a Uniquely Feminist Provision

Aug 5, 2018 | Case & Campaign Updates, Media | 0 comments

Rachel Johnson @ In These Times. Excerpt below: Some argue that, to truly address mass incarceration, it is necessary to advance policies towards rehabilitating—and freeing—people charged with violent crimes. A focus on ending the war on drugs is insufficient, as...

On the Complexities of Calling 911, Even in Cases of Sexual Violence

Aug 5, 2018 | Media | 0 comments

Alisa Bierria @ In These Times. Excerpt below: In Invisible No More: Police Violence against Black Women and Women of Color, Andrea Ritchie cites studies showing that sexual violence by police officers is “widespread, systemic and almost routine.” This reality puts...

New Orleans Woman Sentenced To Life In Prison For Killing Abusive Husband Is Granted New Trial

Jul 28, 2018 | Media | 0 comments

Josie Duffy Rice @ The Appeal; excerpt below: [New Orleans District Attorney, Leon] Cannizzaro has bragged about how seriously his office takes domestic violence. But often, his aggressive tactics end up hurting the victim more than the offender. He made headlines...