Georgia bill to reduce prison sentences for domestic violence survivors on its way to becoming law

Georgia Survivor Resentencing - (2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution)

A Georgia bill that would reduce sentences for those who could tie their crimes to domestic abuse is on its way to becoming law.

Women nationwide are in prison for killing their abusive partners in self-defense. Others were coerced into committing crimes with their abusers. Women of color are especially likely to end up in prison for crimes tied to abuse, experts have said.