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All the Women I Met in Jail
A law meant to help victims of domestic violence often results in their arrest. One woman details surviving abuse and the system that claimed to protect her.
Originally meant to demonstrate a renewed commitment to survivors, it now empowers undertrained officers to make misguided arrests, wasting resources and feeding the prison industrial complex. But after sixteen hours in jail, a mental health check feels like one more humiliation, courtesy of one cop’s bad judgement. I sign a form with my bond, take a slip with my court date and step into a sitting area where Zoe and Nadia, now in their street clothes, are also waiting.
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