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One gunshot got Marissa Alexander sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison even though she said she was defending herself from estranged abusive…

Regardless of how one feels about the stance For Harriet founder Kimberly Foster (pictured below) takes in her essay, “Why I Will Not March For Eric…

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Supporters of Marissa Alexander received a bit of good news Wednesday as the trial for the mother of three has been pushed back to July 28, 2014. According to Bruce Zimet, Alexander’s attorney, the trial’s initial date, March 31, was too soon for adequate preparation. The new date, which was set on Jan. 30, is a plus for […]

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Released on $200,000 bond The Duval County Jail confirmed to Channel 4 that Marissa Alexander was released on bond and is now on home detention. According to Alexander’s lawyer, Bruce Zimet, Judge Daniel granted a motion for pretrial release Wednesday. She was released on $200,000 bond and is on house arrest, with a GPS monitoring […]

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*Marissa Alexander may be a little more than a week away from getting a taste of freedom. A judge set Alexander’s bond hearing for November 8, when she will find out if she will be released from prison while she awaits her new trial over an incident in which she fired what she described as a […]

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Marissa Alexander has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband, The Florida Times-Union reports. RELATED: ‘Stand…

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A judge denied Marissa Alexander a new trial this morning in a 2010 shooting that left no one dead or injured, The Florida Times-Union reports.…