this is so upsetting. i can be tough when it comes to hearing about domestic violence(!) but reading this makes me cry.
"Woman jailed for retracting rape claims is refused appeal." from the Guardian.
she reported being raped by her husband. then, under pressure from him she retracted this. and so now she is being jailed for 'perverting the course of justice'. and since she is now in jail, her children have been put in the care of her abusive husband. against whom no charges have been upheld by the CPS, despite abuse having taken place in front of one of the children.
i am absolutely speechless. what should we do about this?
and i was struggling, one post ago, to articulate why the prison industrial complex is A Bad Thing. jesus.
About Me
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- "to make something useful of the inside of my head". i've started this blog to help process the work i do and link it more into the rest of my life, to draw out themes in what i'm thinking around abuse, control and oppression, to explore the patterns i see and to figure out healthy ways of being a supporter.
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