Survived and Punished

Survived and Punished is an American national volunteer-run organization that campaigns for the abolition of custodial sentences for victims of abuse who defended themselves from their attacker.[1] The organization focuses on preventing the imprisonment of women who have been victims of assault, estimated to comprise almost 90% of women in United States' prisons,[2] of whom most are arrested for defending themselves from domestic and intimate partner violence.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Survived and Punished
Formation2016
Founded atChicago

The organization has branches in Chicago, Queens, and state-wide California. The Chicago branch is titled "Love & Protect" and it was previously known as the "Chicago Alliance to Free Marissa Alexander".[3][9]

References
  1. Pollitt, Katha (2018-12-07). "Give Your Heart Out!". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  2. "Overlooked: Women and Jails in an Era of Reform" (PDF). Vera. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  3. Parry, Bill (21 January 2019). "Grassroots groups launch new Queens DA accountability coalition and release demands". QNS.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  4. Kaba, Mariame (2019-01-03). "Black women punished for self-defense must be freed from their cages | Mariame Kaba". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  5. Pattillo, Natalie (7 November 2018). "Now That Andrew Cuomo's Been Re-Elected, Will He Tackle Criminal Justice Reform in New York?". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  6. Jeltsen, Melissa (2018-08-10). "Andrew Cuomo Under Pressure To Free Women Imprisoned For Killing Abusers". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  7. "There Are Thousands of Cyntoia Browns: Mariame Kaba on Criminalization of Sexual Violence Survivors". Democracy Now!. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  8. Gabbatt, Adam (2018-12-08). "A new series on antiracism, and why Beto O'Rourke is 'no bold progressive' | The Resistance Now". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  9. "About". Survived + Punished. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2019-09-12.


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