Women Behind Bars Are Often Survivors of Abuse. A Series of New Laws Aim to Reduce Their Sentences CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this ...

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CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this month when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law making it easier for those who are incarcerated to ...

Women behind bars are often survivors of abuse. A series of new laws aim to reduce their sentences . Aug. 30, 2024 at 9:07 pm . By . Isabella Volmert. The Associated Press.

Women behind bars are often survivors of abuse. A series of new laws aim to reduce their sentences by ISABELLA VOLMERT, Associated Press - 08/31/24 12:03 AM ET.

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The idea is that women who received harsh sentences without a court hearing about their histories of abuse should get an opportunity to tell their stories in court and potentially be resentenced.

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