The California Supreme Court cited Fatal Peril in a decision that overturned a life without parole sentence for a woman convicted under tragic circumstances tied to IPV

Professors Deborah Mukamal and David Sklansky from Stanford Law School were perplexed when New York Times writer, Rachel Louise Snyder said we don’t know how many women are incarcerated for killing an abusive partner.

Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) Warden Anissa De La Cruz hosted a Stanford University in a research study seeking to understand how trauma and intimate partner violence contributed to the convictions of those incarcerated for murder or manslaughter.