The Regilla Project featured on Frequencies of Change Media

Rogue Scholar owner and principal consultant, Dr. Cimino was recently featured on the podcast Tackling the Intimate Partner Violence-to-Prison Pipeline, for her work as the Director of Research for the Regilla Project. This episode, by Amy Gastelum, dives deep into the often-overlooked issue of criminalized survivors—those who, after experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), find themselves ensnared in the criminal justice system.

Dr. Cimino and Debbie Mukamal, executive director of The Regilla Project and the Stanford Criminal Justice Center, shared insights from their groundbreaking report, Fatal Peril: Unheard Stories from the IPV-to-Prison Pipeline and Other Voices Touched by Violence, which focuses on the ways in which IPV survivors become ensnared in the criminal legal system for actions they took to survive potentially lethal abuse. The episode sheds light on the systemic failures that allow survivors to be punished rather than protected, and discusses the adoption of a new law in Oklahoma based on New York’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act.

This conversation is an important listen for anyone interested in the complex intersection between IPV and the criminalization of survivors and brings much-needed attention to the voices and experiences of survivors who have been criminalized. You can listen to the full episode by Frequencies of Change Media here.

Let’s continue to support initiatives that advocate justice and reform for survivors of intimate partner violence!