@propublica: April Wilkens has spent 27 years behind bars for shooting and killing her ex-fiancé — after years of abuse, stalking and calls to the police that went nowhere. Wilkens’ story underscores an extraordinary legal experiment unfolding in Oklahoma, where a new law called the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act offers prisoners like her a chance at freedom. As more states enact survivor-justice laws, it remains to be seen if the criminal justice system is capable of perceiving someone like Wilkens not just as a perpetrator who must be punished but also as a victim deserving of mercy.

kaylynn683 :

wtaf

Lori Christie :

Trainenthusiast4 :

Who was the judge?

GinnytheNana¹ :

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i’ve always wondered why the innocence project doesn’t focus on more cases like this

Lee :

This is so tragic. There is NO reason these women should be locked up! They’re VICTIMS. Misogyny in US is rampant

G :

The website “survived and punished” is an illuminating resource. Justice for all criminalized survivors

MamaBee :

Those judges that are denying these women need to be held accountable

Harley Rae :

The laws put us in a life or death situation and we are punished when we choose our life instead of his

jen_early_mcgonigle :

I am in OK and used to teach poetry classes to women who were incarcerated. Almost every one of them was in jail because they fought back. We are #1 incarceration in the entire world.

sundeeppatel99 :

Let her out—NOW! Pay her restitution for locking her up! Train the police and stop the violence

Canegirl23🧡🙌🏽💚 :

This should be in front of a designated committee. This is ridiculous 😒

esqueefies :

I hope she gets out soon and gets to live some kind of life. 🥺

Anna Justice :

we need reform. Too many of us have been punished for leaving our abusers and the legal system failed us.

FuckThePatriarchy :

We’ve ALWAYS been “damned if we do & damned if we don’t”….

akbbf :

Is anything more American than giving people hope and snatching it away?

Frecklesandannie :

LET HER OUT! 😤‼️⚖️

Snickerdoodle :

Lorena Bobbitt was a queen !

Cassandra✨✨✨ :

Because our system is built for abusers by abusers 😔

Juanita :

police never wanted to take report, they told me, "how do we know you didn't cause all the bruises on yourself" I am a survivor by a miracle

Hannahlore :

patriarchy

Lyne2121 :

🤬 this makes me so angry

howdidwegethere :

Thank you for reporting this, I'm in tears.

MalikaNgozi🇸🇩🇵🇸🇨🇩 :

Wait in Tulsa?

Jenni says HATE is UGLY :

This is abhorrent. Punished for escaping punishment.