Victoria Law @ Rewire. Excerpt below: But what about survivors of violence who don’t have this kind of publicity or support? No one knows the exact—or even approximate—numbers of people behind bars who are survivors of family or domestic violence. A 2014 study found that 84 percent of girls in the juvenile justice system had experienced family … More Bresha Meadows Is Out From Behind Bars—But What About Other Abuse Survivors?

Jenna Barnett @ Sojourners. Description of audio report below: When 14-year-old Bresha Meadows shot her father after allegedly enduring a lifetime of his abuse, she could have just been one more girl processed through what’s become known as the abuse-to-prison pipeline. But instead, the #FreeBresha movement arrived to question the harsh, punitive nature of our … More ‘Does the Incarceration of This 14-Year-Old Girl Make Us Safer?’

De Elizabeth @ Teen Vogue; excerpt below: An online campaign dedicated to helping 15-year-old Bresha Meadows just exceeded its goal, seemingly thanks to Fifth Harmony‘s Lauren Jauregui. Bresha, who had been accused of fatally shooting her allegedly abusive father, recently accepted a plea deal, which would enable her to spend six months in a mental … More Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui Reportedly Donates $3,000 to Bresha Meadows

Andrea Simakis @ The Plain Dealer; excerpt below: At a tense and emotional hearing in Trumbull County Juvenile Court Monday, prosecutor Stanley Elkins amended the charges to involuntary manslaughter, a third-degree felony. Bresha, her hair in braids and gathered into a puffy topknot, answered “true” to those charges, the language used by those adjudicated in … More Bresha Meadows to serve 6-months in Cleveland treatment facility following plea deal in shooting death of her father

#FreeBresha campaign member, Mariame Kaba, reports on what she witnessed at Bresha Meadows’ May 22, 2017 court appearance when Bresha’s plea deal was finalized. Article @ Teen Vogue; excerpt below: For her entire life, Bresha witnessed her father’s brutal violence against her mother and siblings, according to family members. Bresha herself was also abused emotionally … More Bresha Meadows’s Hearing Resulted in a Plea Deal

Jasmine Monroe @ WKYC; excerpt below: Bresha Meadows, who is facing a murder charge, is being tried as a minor in juvenile court. If she is convicted, she could be held in a juvenile facility until she is 21. Police say she took a gun and shot her father in the head while he was … More Family rallies in support of 15-year-old accused of killing her father

Jonah Engel Bromwich @ the New York Times; excerpt below: Bresha’s case has garnered tremendous sympathy from supporters who say that the way she is being treated by the state is all too typical for black survivors of violence. [Bresha’s attorney] Mr. Friedman said that her older brother and sister, both of whom were at … More Bresha Meadows, an Ohio Teenager Accused of Killing Father, Seeks Release Before Trial