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Calls are being renewed for Nicole "Nikki" Addimando, a New York mother incarcerated for killing her partner, to be granted clemency.
Expensive to a state, new york spends about 55,0$55,000 a year incarcerate someone. alternatives to incarceration are about $11,000 a year. we're going to head out on the segment at the moment. but i appreciate all of you for being here. we'll keep our eyes on marissa's case and i want to point out, in recent studies, we're looking at nine in ten of incarcerated women are often -- have been the victims of either childhood or teen sexual abuse or are victims of adult domestic violence. when we see those numbers. nearly 90% of the women that we incarcerate are victims and survivors, it changes o...
Victim of domestic violence who is facing 20 years in prison, and many people feel she should have been protected by the stand your ground law. back with me, elizabeth schneider, nona willis avonowitz and kim dadou. i want to turn to you. tell me a little more about this case. does this marissa alexander case end up where it is right now? >> it's important to understand the history of the case as i understand it. under florida law, the judge could have made a decision to basically say that as a result of her self-defense claim, she was immune from prosecution, and the judge refused to do that ...