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Domestic Abuse

Puerto Rico's Loudest Whisper Network

An Instagram account called Yo Te Creo started naming alleged abusers in Puerto Rico. Did it go too far?

Andrea González-Ramírez The Cut Nov 2021 20min Permalink

He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.

Shared parenting is usually better for children—but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers.

Megan O’Matz ProPublica Sep 2021 25min Permalink

Crime

“No Choice but to Do It”: Why Women Go to Prison

Many of the 230,000 women and girls in U.S. jails and prisons were abuse survivors before they entered the system. And at least 30 percent of those serving time on murder or manslaughter charges were protecting themselves or a loved one from physical or sexual violence.

Justine van der Leun The New Republic Dec 2020 35min Permalink

Sports

Olya's Story

A year after her ‘Hell,’ Olga Sharypova is ready to speak out.

Ben Rothenberg Racquet Nov 2020 30min Permalink