N.J. Advocates Push Relief For Imprisoned Abuse Survivors

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New Jersey Advocates Push Relief For Imprisoned Abuse Survivors

In late 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy commuted the sentences of three women convicted for killing abusers. The move came as part of a clemency program he launched last summer, inviting applications from people who fell into specific categories that he felt needed additional review, Bolts reports. All three women—Jackson, Denise Staples, and Myrna Diaz—applied under the same category: They were survivors who were either coerced by or comm…