Oct 3, 2023 | Media, Survivor Messages |
Tracy McCarter was featured on Democracy Now in a segment entitled, “Survived & Punished: Meet Tracy McCarter, a Nurse Jailed, Then Cleared, for Stabbing Abusive Husband.” Tracy tells her story about defending her life from her abuser, becoming...
Oct 3, 2023 | Media, Survivor Messages |
Art above by Jared Rodriguez for Truthout Just in time for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Tracy McCarter published the striking essay, “As a Black Woman Accused of Killing a White Man, I Was Never Innocent Until Proven Guilty” about defending her life...
Aug 23, 2023 | Survivor Messages |
Latasha Brown testimony for the hearing, Sexual Assault and Harassment in California Women’s Prisons, hosted by the California Women’s Legislative Women’s Caucus August 23, 2023 Good afternoon and thank you for having me. Before I give my testimony,...
Nov 24, 2020 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates, Survivor Messages |
As we enter the holiday season, 13-year-old Nevaeh Savannah Lemons sent a heartfelt letter to Governor Gavin Newsom describing the impact of the 9-year absence of her mother, Tomiekia Johnson. Tomiekia has been incarcerated since 2012 after defending herself from...
Jun 4, 2020 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates, Survivor Messages |
Tomiekia Johnson’s case and several other incarcerated survivors of color were covered in a recent article in The Guardian! The article highlights the call for Gov. Gavin Newsom to grant incarcerated survivors emergency commutations and release them from a...
Aug 20, 2018 | Media, Survivor Messages |
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...
