How the U.S. Is Failing Domestic Violence Survivors

‘To deny a survivor of what they’ve experienced … is further traumatization’ — Tracy McCarter was charged with second-degree murder after telling the court that she acted in self-defense when her abusive husband assaulted her.

Here’s what her story reveals about the U.S. criminal legal system.

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