Victims’ Voices

Sarah Reynolds

Sarah Reynolds was not given notification throughout the criminal justice process - including when her offender was released, putting her life in...

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Ishaunna Gully

When she was 20 years old, Ishaunna Gully was shot in the back by her ex-boyfriend, leaving her paralyzed and terrified. Throughout the sentencing,...

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Tara Mills

No image to protect identity. Can you describe what it was like for you as a crime victim in the Mississippi court system? I think wherever you live,...

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Kelvie Malia

Kelvie Malia, 35 years old, is originally from Hawaii but currently resides in Nevada. She is a single mother of 3 beautiful gifts from God. Kelvie...

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Funteller Hicks

Funteller Hicks shares her story from Utica, MississippiIn 2007, my ex-husband broke into my home and stabbed me over 30 times in the presence of my...

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Teressa Ellzey

Through her work as a Victim Advocate with The Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention in Hattiesburg and Laurel, Mississippi, Teressa Ellzey has seen...

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Sylvia's Story

Nearly 15 years ago, my daughter, Angie Leon, was shot and killed by her estranged husband. Three weeks shy of her 22nd birthday, my daughter was...

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Teri Jendusa Nicolai

Survivor and Marsy's Law for Wisconsin State Chair Teri Jendusa Nicolai: "I was divorced from an abusive husband who tried to murder me. Going...

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Amy Ressel

Survivor Amy Ressel: “I went through the military trial system, but it was still a justice system and it didn’t go well for me… Had I gotten to do it...

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Supporter Cheryl Vanderloop

Marsy's Law for Wisconsin County Chair Cheryl: “Marsy's Law for Wisconsin matters. It matters to those victims. It matters to the victims' families....

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Fiona Wakefield

Survivor Fiona Wakefield: “Marsy's Law is going to protect and serve a lot of people who are in situations similar to mine. You're not going to be...

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Supporter Kurt Picknell

Walworth County Sheriff Kurt Picknell: "We feel very passionate about Marsy's Law and here in Wisconsin, the Badger State Sheriff's Association fully...

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