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<p><strong>Survivors of Domestic Violence Deserve Safety and Freedom.</strong></p> <p>Domestic violence survivors are serving excessive prison sentences in Oklahoma. We are number one in the nation for domestic violence and third in the nation for women being killed by their intimate partners in the country. We also have had the highest women's incarceration in the world for the last generation.</p> <p>The statistics are jarring. What this says is that we have come to accept that women will be killed by their domestic partners in Oklahoma. Still, when they fight back or engage in risky behavior to self-medicate their trauma, we punish them with excessive prison sentences.</p> <p>Senate Bill 1470 would create a process for domestic violence survivors to receive shorter criminal sentences in court if they&rsquo;re being sentenced for a crime that stems from their domestic abuse. These crimes often stem from self-defense against their abuser. This bill also gives imprisoned survivors a chance to petition the court for sentencing relief if they can prove their crime stemmed from their abuse. <strong><em>This could allow many survivors in Oklahoma prisons a renewed chance at freedom.</em></strong></p> <p>Tell your Oklahoma legislators to support The Oklahoma Survivors&rsquo; Act, Senate Bill 1470, and to vote yes to bring true justice to survivors, including incarcerated survivors in Oklahoma!</p>