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Sign the Petition

Jan 25th, 2012 In: Latest News & Updates Legislation By: admin Comments 3

Sign the online petition to encourage California legislators to give the incarcerated battered women of California the freedom and justice they have deserved for decades.

While rapists can serve as little as 36 months and manslaughter charges can end in less than five years, there are nearly 60 incarcerated battered women who are serving decades past their minimal sentences for acting in self-defense.  We urge California legislators to understand the issues and challenges facing victims who are domestic violence’s worst case scenarios: women that have killed their abusers and survivors who were convicted of other crimes related to their experiences of long term abuse. Pass AB 593 to help give these women the opportunity to return home to their families.