Posted on Sep 6, 2022
A Black protester voiced anger at police in South Carolina. She got 4 years in prison
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A pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison for her behavior at racial justice protests will have her sentence reconsidered as she struggles to reach her due date behind bars.
Raising questions about free speech and equal justice, Brittany Martin, 34, was found guilty this spring of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner over comments she made to police. Her lawyers have been pushing for a lesser sentence amid increasing concerns about her health and that of her baby, due in November.
Advocates with Black Voters Matter have been circulating a petition calling for her release. Civil rights attorney and former state lawmaker Bakari Sellers will tell the judge on Sept. 12 that the punishment is unjust.
"She's in jail because she talked in America," said Sybil Dione Rosado, her trial attorney. "She's a dark-skinned Black woman who is unapologetically Black and radical."
A pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison for her behavior at racial justice protests will have her sentence reconsidered as she struggles to reach her due date behind bars.
Raising questions about free speech and equal justice, Brittany Martin, 34, was found guilty this spring of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner over comments she made to police. Her lawyers have been pushing for a lesser sentence amid increasing concerns about her health and that of her baby, due in November.
Advocates with Black Voters Matter have been circulating a petition calling for her release. Civil rights attorney and former state lawmaker Bakari Sellers will tell the judge on Sept. 12 that the punishment is unjust.
"She's in jail because she talked in America," said Sybil Dione Rosado, her trial attorney. "She's a dark-skinned Black woman who is unapologetically Black and radical."
A Black protester voiced anger at police in South Carolina. She got 4 years in prison
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Let's see...there is more to the story if you read the full slanted NPR story. Threatened police and telling them are they ready to die! She also has a history of running people over with cars (aggravated Assault) where she was still on probation (her own son by the way after telling him in the hospital she hoped he would die). Now continuing on after sentence, refusing to follow prison standards, for safety of course but she still refuses and gets sent to solitary...Threatend to inflict harm on a prison employeee...yep, she is a real pillar of society! However, they are reviewing the sentence and maybe they will lower it to time served.
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