Webinar
Why Are We Incarcerating Domestic Violence Survivors?
This webinar reflects on how the growth of mass incarceration drives the criminalization of survivors of domestic violence.
Related to: Sentencing Reform
For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Sentencing Project hosted a webinar to reflect on how the growth of mass incarceration drives the criminalization of survivors of domestic violence. The national proliferation of Domestic Violence Survivor Justice Acts (DVSJA) tells a vital story about how the system ACTUALLY handles the survivors it claims to protect.
Panelists
- Dr. David McLeod, PhD, MSW – Oklahoma University
- Colleen McCarty, Esq – Oklahoma Appleseed
- Mulumba Kazigo – New York DVSJA relief recipient and advocate for criminalized survivors
- Monica Szlekovics – Survivors Justice Project
Moderator: Alexandra Bailey – The Sentencing Project
