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  2. Women behind bars are often survivors of abuse. A series of ...

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    New York passed its own Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act in 2019. Since then, 66 people have been released after filing a resentencing petition, according to the Survivors Justice Project.

  3. National Network to End Domestic Violence - Wikipedia

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    The National Network to End Domestic Violence worked for the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). [8] VAWA closed critical gaps in justice, improved upon lifesaving services and ensuring all domestic violence survivors receive services. [9]

  4. National Domestic Violence Hotline - Wikipedia

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    The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a 24-hour confidential service in the United States for survivors, victims and those affected by domestic violence, intimate partner violence and relationship abuse. [1] Advocates are available at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and through online chatting at www.TheHotline.org. All calls are free and ...

  5. Violence Against Women Act - Wikipedia

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    According to Zorza in Criminal Law of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence, 1970–1990, "throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, officers believed and were taught that domestic violence was a private matter, ill suited to public intervention." [10] Unfortunately, the arrest did not deter and punish abusers.

  6. Bill giving domestic abuse survivors sentencing relief ...

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    “The Oklahoma Survivors Act is a beacon of hope for domestic abuse survivors across the state." There are multiple cases of women in Oklahoma charged with murder, but who claim they killed an ...

  7. Domestic violence: First Westchester defendant resentenced ...

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    Jonitha Alston, guilty of a stabbing, was the first Westchester defendant resentenced under the 2019 Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act.