Patricia Wright has terminal liver cancer, is currently in chemotherapy and likely has months to live. She told me she just wants to see her children and grandchildren before she dies:pic.twitter.com/0ydwwgCem1
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There's growing pressure on @GavinNewsom to grant clemency to elderly + vulnerable women who are domestic violence survivors and at high risk of death in prison.
I spoke directly with some of them. LISTEN to their own words 
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/03/california-prisons-elderly-women-clemency-coronavirus … #SixNineteen
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Shajia Ayobi survived war and severe physical and psychological abuse by her husband and is now indefinitely imprisoned: “The separation from my kids is the harshest punishment I have received. Because my kids were very vulnerable and they were very young and they needed me.”pic.twitter.com/s5zovxHsNv
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Tomiekia Johnson was convicted of murdering her husband, sentenced to life after testifying that he was abusive and was assaulting her when they struggled over a gun: “Being a victim means you need an intervention. You need help, you need healing. Prison is anti-rehabilitation."pic.twitter.com/Ydhsiz4o3w
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The petitions from these women's families are also worth reading. Here's Shajia's family: "As her children, we are the ones most affected by the loss of our father; we know that our mother’s incarceration will not help us heal..."https://www.change.org/p/tell-governor-newsom-to-release-shajia-ayobi-a-beloved-grandmother-refugee-and-domestic-violence-survivor …
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"...What kind of system are we living in that our mother remains in prison, while her own children whom she fought hard to protect -- and the children of the man whose life was lost -- beg for her to come home? Please have mercy,
@GavinNewsom." https://www.change.org/p/tell-governor-newsom-to-release-shajia-ayobi-a-beloved-grandmother-refugee-and-domestic-violence-survivor …pic.twitter.com/aH31AXQ0c6
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"Patricia has spent a third of her life in prison, and she wishes not to die there. As Patricia’s sister, I ask that you join me in supporting Patricia so that she may spend her remaining time on Earth with dignity and surrounded by her loving family."https://www.change.org/p/blind-inmate-with-terminal-cancer-requests-california-governor-to-commute-sentence …
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Nevaeh, the 13-year-old daughter of Tomiekia Johnson, told me by phone that she has cried her sorrows out: “My mother is rotting in jail. She’s accomplished so much in there. The world needs a person like her out here, and not in there.” https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-grant-commutation-for-incarcerated-survivor-tomiekia-johnson …pic.twitter.com/sTI8wbekeN
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There are more details, stories and petitions here: https://carenotcages.com/ Follow
@c_c_w_p,@survivepunish,@COLBYLENZ for more info on these cases + ongoing clemency efforts.Näytä tämä ketju
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GRANT THESE WOMEN CLEMENCY!!
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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