Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Survivor Justice Acts Bring Common Sense to Sentencing
August 25, 2026
August 25, 2026
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz:
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Survivor justice acts bring common sense to sentencing
These laws allow full and adequate consideration of abuse and the role it can play in offenses.
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Survivors of partner abuse are often punished for crimes directly connected to or a consequence of their abuse. These are situations whe . . .
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Survivor justice acts bring common sense to sentencing
These laws allow full and adequate consideration of abuse and the role it can play in offenses.
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Survivors of partner abuse are often punished for crimes directly connected to or a consequence of their abuse. These are situations whe . . .