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#DVAM 2019 Events
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Join Survived & Punished members at the following #DVAM events and uplift criminalized survivors of violence. Oct 2, NYC: What We Mean When We Say Free Them All: Lessons from the Social Justice Initiative October 2 @...
Survived and Punished at the 2019 #DropLWOP Strategy Session
Survived and Punished members participated at the 2019 #DROPLWOP Strategy Session, organized by California Coalition of Women Prisoners, Families United to End LWOP, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, and Felony Murder Elimination Project. In the...
Oct 14, Oakland: #FreeThemCA Panel of Criminalized Survivors & Letter Writing
Monday, October 14 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm East Side Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd. Oakland, CA 94606 Facebook event It’s a historic time for commutations in California: By the end of his term, 283 people were commuted by former Governor Jerry Brown. This is...
Oct 9th: Tondalao Hall Commutation Hearing
ALERT from Candace Liger of Project Blackbird and the Free Tondalao Hall Campaign: October is domestic violence awareness month. It's not that we do not know that domestic violence exists, but rather we are reminded of the impact it has on survivors, children,...
Oct 26, NYC: Introduction to Disability Justice
Organized by Survived & Punished NY, this workshop will explore the past and present nexus between racism, classism, ableism, and structural inequity, focusing in particular on multiply-marginalized people. We will work to expand our collective understanding of...
I Killed My Partner. It Saved My Life.
Powerful reflection by Arlene Adams and a beautiful photo essay by Clara Vannucci @ The New York Times. Arlene Adams draws the connections between the trauma caused by domestic violence and incarceration, the pattern of prosecuting survivors of domestic violence when...
Does Abuse Lead to Incarceration For Girls? Usually Yes
Article written by Janelle Hawes and Jerry Flores for Juvenile Justice. Excerpt below: Overall, the girls in this study had to negotiate constant mistreatment across various institutions and by multiple people with little help or relief. Furthermore, 14 of the girls...
Roshawn Knight Released (!) & Urgently Needs Our Support
After 19 months behind bars for defending her life from an abusive partner, Roshawn Knight accepted a plea of time-served and she was released from jail yesterday. We are thrilled that Roshawn is no longer behind bars and has been reconnected with her...
Now Available: Clemency & Parole Guides
NOW AVAILABLE: Clemency & Parole: A Guide by Survived & Punished NY Digital PDF Print PDF Commutation Application Guide by California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) Download Now Versión en español These guides are specific to New York and California,...
Commutations Campaign Posts
