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Defending Self-Defense: A Call to Action by Survived & Punished
Survived & Punished is thrilled to announce the publication of the research report, Defending Self-Defense: A Call to Action by Survived & Punished. This community-based, survivor-centered research report identifies key patterns in the criminalization of...
The woman confronting the US prison-to-deportation pipeline
Al Jazeera published a profile on Survived & Punished leader, Ny Nourn! Excerpt below: The story of how Nourn, 41, first came to be imprisoned is the story of her emergence as an advocate. As the co-director of the Asian Prisoner Support Committee — and an...
Pressure mounts for Manhattan district attorney to drop charges of criminalized survivor Tracy McCarter
Pressure mounts for Manhattan district attorney to drop charges of criminalized survivor Tracy McCarter. On the campaign trail, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg expressed support for Tracy McCarter—but after three months in office, he’s been silent on her case....
Apr 5: Organizing Toward Survival
April 5 at 7-9pm CT In conversations about the incarceration of survivors of violence, survivors are often discussed solely in terms of their victimization or their cases. What frequently goes unmentioned is that incarcerated survivors regularly organize for justice,...
Alvin Bragg’s unjust prosecution: Tracy McCarter should be freed
Alvin Bragg’s unjust prosecution: Tracy McCarter should be freed by Dr. Uché Blackstock, New York Daily News; excerpt below: It has been two years since Tracy McCarter, a Black mother and nurse living and working in New York, was arrested after surviving a domestic...
Do Police Help or Hurt Domestic Violence Survivors? New City Council Members Take a Stand
Media update: Do Police Help or Hurt Domestic Violence Survivors? New City Council Members Take a Stand, by Jessica Washington, The City Excerpt below: Divisions among domestic violence advocates in New York City about what role, if any, police should have in...
Texas Plans to Execute an Abuse Survivor Based on a Coerced Confession
Texas Plans to Execute an Abuse Survivor Based on a Coerced Confession Victoria Law, Truthout; excerpt below: First it was her mother’s boyfriend. Then it was the man she married at age 16. Then it was her next partner. Starting at age 6, Melissa Lucio endured...
Support Needed: Update from #StandWithAshlyn Defense Committee
An update from the family of Ashlyn Griffin, a domestic violence survivor in Georgia who was prosecuted for defending her life: FEBRUARY / MARCH 2022: Ashlyn's trial began on February 14, 2022. During the trial, the prosecution repeatedly victim shamed Ashlyn for...
Support Wendy Howard’s Legal Defense Fund!
Wendy Howard and her daughters were physically, sexually, and verbally abused for almost two decades. In 2019, their abuser attacked Wendy on her property, forcing her to defend herself and her family. Wendy was charged by the Kern County District Attorney with...
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