Women prisoners who allege domestic violence see their struggle in film
A new film documents efforts to pass a law allowing convicted survivors of gender-based violence to be considered for new, shorter sentences.
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A new film documents efforts to pass a law allowing convicted survivors of gender-based violence to be considered for new, shorter sentences.
“What I think a lot of you know is we do have a domestic violence resentencing law in Illinois, but that it is not working,” attorney Alexis Mansfield told a
Women in Illinois prisons who say they were domestic violence victims see their struggle in film.
The film sheds light on domestic violence survivors imprisoned for killing their abusers.
Nicole Addimando of Poughkeepsie shot and killed her boyfriend, allegedly after years of...