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Survivors of child sexual abuse and family violence hear this question all too often.
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Landmark Justice Reform Package on Its Way to the Governor
With the House vote Friday, the Florida Legislature has passed its most expansive justice reform bill in 20 years, an initiative led by the state’s crime surivors, many of whom rallied in Tallahassee this session to call for change.
Forbes: Breaking the cycle of crime
A new, and sobering, report released last month reveals that four in 10 Texans have been a victim of crime in the past 10 years, with many experiencing trauma, stress, anxiety and fear as a result. The report from the Alliance for Safety and Justice further shows that seven in 10 violent crime victims have been victims more than once, and that nine in 10 Texas crime victims do not receive support from the state’s victim compensation program that could help them recover.
Opinion: Break the cycle of crime to make our communities safer
As a survivor of the 1992 murder of my two daughters, mother, sister, niece and nephew, I have spent much time thinking about what could have prevented the murders of my family over the past 27 years. While the man who did this was convicted and ultimately executed, I am committed to helping prevent these kinds of tragedies by ensuring the use of proactive safety solutions.
We can’t have meaningful criminal justice reform without helping victims and offenders
If Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s criminal justice reform bill into law soon, it will mean the voices of citizens like Darla and Elliott Saunders are starting to matter more than the voices of politicians like Mike Hill. Hill was the lone dissenting voice in the state House against a bill aimed at reducing recidivism and pulling back some of the harsher penalties against low-level, nonviolent crimes. He criticized the bill’s bundling and feared it would send a message Florida is getting too soft on crime.
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Community calls for end to gun violence at Liberty City vigil
A community in mourning came together in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood to honor the victims of gun violence and show support for those who have lost loved ones.
Miami-Dade Survivors Of Gun Violence Speak
Survivors of gun violence from across Miami-Dade gathered at the Sherdavia Jenkins Peace Park Saturday to share their experiences.
Nationwide vigil marking crime victims rights week in Detroit
On a chilly and rainy day in buildings across the country people who have been shot, stabbed, and beaten, people who have been violently attacked get a moment of catharsis to explain what happened in one of their darkest moments in life, like one woman dropped off after being beaten mercilessly.
Crime survivors empower each other at Harrisburg vigil
Tears fell at Camp Curtin Park Saturday. Dozens came to Harrisburg for the Survivors Speak Healing Vigil.
At ‘Survivors Speak’ Vigils, Victims of Violence Emphasize Healing
Monifa Akosua was 13 years old when she went to her first funeral for a friend who had been gunned down. Now, 27, Akosua says she’s been attending funerals for gunshot victims ever since, including one for her cousin, Fontino Hardy, who was fatally shot three years ago.