Across the U.S., women—particularly women of color and survivors of abuse—are often incarcerated for defending themselves or their children against violence. This conversation brings together survivors, advocates, and reformers to examine the flaws in self-defense laws and sentencing, and to explore how the justice system can evolve to recognize and respond to the realities of trauma.

Moderator: Laura Coates, CNN Anchor and Chief Legal Analyst 

Alexandra Bailey, Chair of the Board, Drop LWOP New England & The Foundation for Judicial Discretion

Holly Harris, President, The Network

Andrea Lyon, Criminal Defense Attorney, Lyon & Kerr

Nadia Shihata, Attorney and Co-Founder, Shihata & Geddes LLP 

Lisa Rae Wright-Moss, Survivor and Justice Advocate