Legal Clinic Students Work to Reform Sentencing Laws for Victims of Abuse

Kristina Brindley, Elayna Chambers and Daphne Karofsky, as part of the School of Law's Community Justice Project legal clinic, worked with the non-profit Violence Free Minnesota to conduct research and advocacy work in support of the Survivors Justice Act. If enacted, the legislation would allow judges the option to issue a reduced sentence if the defendant was a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or sex trafficking, and the abuse was a contributing factor in the crime that they committed.