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Prosecutors Must Use Their Immense Discretion to End the Criminalization of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Who Act in Self-Defense
Tracy Renee McCarter and Samah Sisay, organizers and leaders in the #StandWithTracy defense campaign which was supported by Survived & Punished NY, published the critical new law review article, "Prosecutors Must Use Their Immense Discretion to End the...
Tracy McCarter featured on Democracy Now!
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 targeted by the...
As a Black Woman Accused of Killing a White Man, I Was Never Innocent Until Proven Guilty, by Tracy McCarter
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 from her...
Nataly is Home – Support Nataly’s Homecoming!
Update from the #PrideInNataly team: Exciting news! Yesterday, Nataly walked out of prison into the arms of his community after nearly two decades of incarceration. Nataly, a transgender immigrant from El Salvador, faced deportation on release from prison due to...
Sep 10: Abolition Block Party, co-hosted by Survived & Punished NY
S&P NY is co-hosting an end-of-the-summer abolition block party in Brooklyn! Sunday, September 10 2:00 - 6:00 PM Brower Park (Crown Heights) workshops, performances, music and speakers!
“I will not bow down or bow out,” Testimony by Latasha Brown
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, I would first like...
I Was Criminalized as a Domestic Violence Survivor. Here’s How We Reform the System
Aylaliyah (Liyah) Birru, Survived and Punished, reflects on her experiences as a criminalized survivor for the California Health Report. Excerpt below: ...My side of the story was never fully heard nor understood by the police, prosecutors or judge. Instead of...
Wendy Howard Ends Nightmare of Prosecution
The Wendy Howard Defense Team announces that Wendy has taken a plea deal in order to "end this horrible nightmare" of being pursued by the Kern County DA. Wendy was criminalized for defending her life from her abusive ex-boyfriend. At the trial last October, Wendy...
Tracy McCarter Walked Free From Murder Charges. A Public Campaign Helped Get Her Out
Photo above by Ariel Robbins. Tracy McCarter and her daughter, Ariel Robbins (left). Continuing a four part series on the case of criminalized survivor of domestic violence, Tracy McCarter, and the grassroots defense campaign to free her, Jessica Washington examines...
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