Many women are in prison for killing their abusive partners. Lawmakers in Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut and Massachusetts ...

Prosecutors accused her of stabbing him. “It happened so fast,” Favors, 58, told The Associated Press from prison in Georgia, later adding, “I felt my life was at risk.” Between 74% and 95 ...

At other times, they say, people simply don’t believe women’s stories, with women of color like Favors who survive abuse especially likely to end up in prison. But under the Georgia Survivor ...

Georgia is the only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are ...