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Survived and Punished (stylized as Survived & Punished or S&P) is an American national volunteer-run organization that campaigns for the
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of custodial sentences for victims of abuse who defended themselves from their attacker. The organization focuses on preventing the imprisonment of victims of
assault An assault is the act of committing physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in crim ...
, estimated to comprise almost 90% of women in United States' prisons, of whom most are arrested for defending themselves from
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. The organization has branches in
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. Survived & Punished at large initially grew out of efforts from abolitionist organizers like
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to free Marissa Alexander. The Chicago branch is now titled "Love & Protect" and it was previously known as the "Chicago Alliance to Free Marissa Alexander", while the
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and
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
branches are referred to as S&P NY and S&P California, respectively. Local groups operate autonomously but report regularly to S&P National to affirm chapter alignment with organizational goals.


Notable cases

* Chrystul Kizer case


See also

* Battered Woman Syndrome *
Domestic Violence Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ...
* Outline of domestic violence *
Violence against women Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), are violent acts primarily or exclusively committed against women or girls, usually by men or boys. Such violence is often consi ...


References


External links


Official website
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