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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 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...

Toolkit Launch: Supporting Sex Workers & Survivors
Join us for the online launch of the new toolkit, Supporting Sex Workers & Survivors: Lessons for Defense Campaigns! Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET Zoom webinar: bit.ly/SWToolkit