'I was in constant fear': Domestic abuse survivor speaks out to urge action to address gun violence
The majority of women and LGBTQ+ people believe restricting gun ownership for domestic abusers should be a top priority in the Biden administration.
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Women pardoned by Trump ask for more out of prison reform
In interviews with The 19th, three pardoned women said clemency is a tool to make a dent in mass incarceration, but the process as a whole is broken.
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Biden will not use private federal prisons. Prison reform advocates want him to do more.
No private federal prisons house women. Advocates for incarcerated women, LGBTQ+ people hope this is just the start to big reform.
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When protective orders don’t protect
Rosemarie Reilly knew her ex might hurt her. But when she sought a restraining order, a judge allowed him to keep his guns.
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After a transgender woman's death, NYC vowed to end solitary confinement. Nothing has changed.
Layleen Cubilette-Polanco’s death spurred widespread calls for reform. Her family says those promises have been broken.
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19 Minutes with The 19th: Behind our reporting on Lisa Montgomery’s execution
Join us on Instagram Live Friday, January 15 at 5 p.m. CT. Hear from general assignment reporter Ko Bragg who will talk about her reporting on Lisa Montgomery, the first woman to be executed by the federal government since 1953.
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Lisa Montgomery becomes first woman to be executed by federal government since 1953
At the eleventh hour, Montgomery became the 11th person to be executed by the federal government under the Trump administration.
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‘Chaos’ in the courts as execution date arrives for only woman on federal death row
Two courts halted Lisa Montgomery’s execution date. The federal government is preparing to lethally inject her anyway.
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New report says 40 percent of Trump’s judicial appointments are anti-LGBTQ+
Cases are very likely to go before one of Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ judges now and for a generation to come.
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Biden picks Merrick Garland and three women to lead Justice Department
Biden’s picks for deputy attorney general, associate attorney general and assistant attorney general for civil rights are all women.