Valerie Seeley

Assia Serrano

Assia Serrano is a survivor, an immigrant, an activist, and most of all a loving and caring mother and caretaker…

Sara Kielly is a trans woman and survivor of gender-based violence. From a young age, Sara experienced sexual abuse and…

Joy Powell is an activist, pastor, survivor, and mother who is serving two sentences at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for…

Annette “Annie” Farrell is a proud survivor and mother of four young children, currently serving a term of 15 years…

Tanisha Davis is a caring 32 year-old single mother serving a 14-year sentence in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women…

Joanne Armour is serving 20 years to life for defending herself and her 14 year old daughter against an attack…

Breanna Simpson is serving 25 years for defending herself against a man who tried to kill her on numerous occasions.…

Cynthia Galens is a survivor of three abusive relationships, including two marriages. The third relationship ended in the death of…

Laura Martin is serving a 20-year sentence for killing her father, a man who had physically and sexually abused her…

Theresa Debo has survived a lifetime of horrific abuse. Now 14 years into a 22-years-to-life sentence for second degree murder,…

In 2001, Kelly Forbes immigrated from her native Trinidad with her young daughter to Brooklyn. She was a single parent…

Though she didn’t do it, Darlene Benson-Seay is incarcerated for killing her boyfriend, Ronnie, who abused her violently for years.…

Sherrita Crumpler is a 35-year-old woman currently serving a 17 Year sentence at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. A tragic accident…

Kelly Harnett was there in 2010 when her abuser murdered someone in a New York park. Because she was present,…

The first time Jessica’s partner hit her was when she picked him up from a stint in prison, where he’d…