More on Marissa Alexander, and why Florida needs to pardon her. On January 27th, domestic violence survivor Marissa Alexander will walk out of Duval County jail -- but she wont be free. She has endured three years of jail time and a year of house arrest while fighting off a prison sentence that would have seen her incarcerated for the rest of her life -- all for firing a warning shot that injured no one to fend off her abusive husband. In November, as her trial date drew close, Alexander accepted a plea deal that will likely give her credit for time served, requiring her to spend just 65 more days in jail. Media coverage of the development suggested that Alexander would soon have her freedom, that she would be coming home. Many accounts of the plea deal, however, missed what Alexander will be coming home to: shell return to home detention -- house arrest -- for two years. An electronic monitor, secured around her ankle at all times, will track her every movement. Alexander will also be paying $105 per week to the state in monitoring fees, as is the custom in Florida and more than a dozen other states... By the end of her sentence, Alexander will have spent $16,420 on her own imprisonment and constant surveillance. truth-out.org/opinion/item/28609-your-home-is-your-prison
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 04:13:42 +0000
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