This comes from a dear friend working on a project to release incarcerated survivors of domestic violence from prison: A few weeks ago, Patrice Smith was released after 21 yrs - she was sent to prison at 16 for killing the 71 yr old reverend who had been sexually assaulting her

In addition to abusing Patrice, the reverend had asked her to recruit other teenagers for commercial sex & threatened to tell her father about their “relationship" if she didn't continue to submit to sexual assault

Patrice is one of the first survivors to benefit from the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act in New York. This is the first re-sentencing to be granted over the prosecutor’s objection, and Patrice is the first person to be freed who was potentially facing life in prison.

With the help of @survivepunish, Patrice's family put together a GoFundMe to help her start her life after decades in prison. Please consider donating & sharing.

What happened to Patrice is so unjust; helping her start again is the least we can do
  https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrice-is-finally-free-help-her-start-a-new-life

I can see the uptick in donations, you guys - thank you! Please keep it up!!

When we talk about supporting survivors, it means so much more than just believing them - we need to help those punished by a racist, misogynist criminal justice system, every step of the way

The fundraiser has gone from a little over 3k to over 9k in less than two hours - you all are amazing and wouldn't it be even more amazing to get to the 25k goal by the end of today??