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PR: Domestic Violence Programs Have Not Delivered on Promises to Women: SAVE Report

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Domestic Violence Programs Have Not Delivered on Promises to Women: SAVE Report WASHINGTON / January 14, 2013 – Domestic violence programs have fallen short in meeting women’s needs, according to a report issued today by SAVE. Of greater concern are studies that document some violence-prevention strategies [...]
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PR: No DNA, No Witnesses, No Evidence: Brian Banks Case Spotlights Need for Rape Reform

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org No DNA, No Witnesses, No Evidence: Brian Banks Case Spotlights Need for Rape Reform WASHINGTON/January 8, 2013 – The upcoming 60 Minutes appearance of Brian Banks will highlight flaws in the American criminal justice system, including laws pertaining to sexual assault. Brian Banks, who spent 5 [...]
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PR: Shrill Rhetoric and Partisan Squabbling Doomed Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Says

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Shrill Rhetoric and Partisan Squabbling Doomed Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Says WASHINGTON/January 4, 2013 – Anti-violence advocates are dismayed after the 112th Session of Congress ended without hammering out differences in the Senate and House versions of the Violence Against Women Act renewal. Last-minute talks [...]
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PR: Prosecutorial Misconduct May be Widespread, SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Act Now to End Abuse

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Prosecutorial Misconduct May be Widespread, SAVE Calls on Lawmakers to Act Now to End Abuse WASHINGTON/ December 20 – Following a bar panel recommendation to suspend the license of Hancock County prosecutor Mary Kellett, SAVE has identified other instances of unethical and biased conduct by Maine [...]
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PR: Presumed Innocent? SAVE Unveils Innocence Quilts to Spotlight Need for Legal Reform

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Presumed Innocent? SAVE Unveils Innocence Quilts to Spotlight Need for Legal Reform WASHINGTON/ December 18, 2012 – A legal reform organization has unveiled innocence quilts to highlight the growing problem of the loss of the presumption of innocence. Affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the presumption [...]
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PR: Prosecutor Shunned Due Process and Presumption of Innocence, SAVE Urges High Court to Impose Sanctions to Curb Prosecutorial Misconduct

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Prosecutor Shunned Due Process and Presumption of Innocence, SAVE Urges High Court to Impose Sanctions to Curb Prosecutorial Misconduct WASHINGTON/December 13, 2012 – Following a bar panel recommendation to suspend the license of prosecutor Mary N. Kellett, SAVE is urging the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to act promptly [...]
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PR: SAVE Applauds Proposed Suspension of Prosecutor Mary Kellett, Calls for Restitution and Stronger Oversight Measures

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org SAVE Applauds Proposed Suspension of Prosecutor Mary Kellett, Calls for Restitution and Stronger Oversight Measures WASHINGTON/December 11, 2012 – A Maine bar association panel has recommended the suspension of prosecutor Mary N. Kellett, two years after the state Supreme Court reprimanded Kellett for unethical actions. SAVE [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: Under Fire for Sex Directive, Dept. of Education Russlynn Ali Steps Down

Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Under Fire for Sex Directive, Dept. of Education Russlynn Ali Steps Down WASHINGTON/ December 7 – Following publication of a Duke Law Review article broadly critical of the Department of Education’s Sexual Assault Directive, Russlynn Ali has resigned from her federal post. Ali headed the Department of Education’s [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: College Administrators, Lawmakers Urged to Probe Loss of Presumption of Innocence

Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org College Administrators, Lawmakers Urged to Probe Loss of Presumption of Innocence WASHINGTON/ December 5 – Following the recent release of the Ken Burns documentary, The Central Park Five, Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is calling on college administrators and lawmakers to identify and remove policies and procedures [...]
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PR: Candidates of All Political Stripes Now Endorse VAWA Reform

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Candidates of All Political Stripes Now Endorse VAWA Reform WASHINGTON/ November 1 – Congressional candidates from all major political parties and from across the nation endorse the need for wide-ranging reforms to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The candidates agreed with the need to reform VAWA in [...]