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The Survivor Justice Act would allow domestic violence survivors to ask for lower sentences if they can present evidence that abuse led them to commit their crime.
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The Survivor Justice Act would allow domestic violence survivors to ask for lower sentences if they can present evidence that abuse led them to commit their crime.
A new law passed in Georgia, called the Survivor Justice Act, would allow domestic violence survivors to ask for lower sentences in court if they can present evidence that abuse led them to commit their crimes. Mark Strassmann reports.
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