Release Kantzler! Former Oakland County Circuit Judges Barry Howard and Norman Lippitt Advocate to the Michigan Parole Board at Jackson Prison – October 12, 2017
When you think of a person or group of people advocating for the release of a prisoner, the sentencing judge isn’t the first person that comes to mind. In the case of Karen Kantzler, her own sentencing judge, Norman Lippitt, made two trips to the Michigan Parole Board to plea for her release from prison.
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Advocacy Group for Karen Kantzler – Jackson Prison – October 12, 2017
Karen Babcock was described as a small town quiet, kind and reserved girl by several of her high school friends in attendance at her public hearing at Michigan’s Jackson Prison on October 12, 2017. A group of people she had known for over 50 years came to advocate for her release from prison for the
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US District Judge Bernard Friedman Letter to Governor Snyder – Clemency for Seaman
Judge Friedman – Clemency for Seaman Seaman’s federal judge overturned the verdict in 2010 saying she wasn’t allowed to fully develop a defense of battered-woman syndrome. “Reasonable efforts to argue his client’s case required defense counsel to attempt to introduce as much favorable testimony regarding battered-spouse syndrome as allowed. It was the defense’s only defense,”
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Former Prison Psychologist Advocates for Woman’s Release From Prison
This powerful one minute video should get this woman released from prison after serving 30 years for defending her life against her abusive husband.
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“Behind Prison Walls” written by Nancy Seaman – April 2017
My name is Nancy Seaman and for 31-years of marriage I lived in the shadows as a battered woman with the shame of abuse as my closely guarded secret. My husband was a good man with many admirable qualities, but there was this dark side to his personality, fueled by a smoldering rage just below
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