Providing remedies for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking.

Summary

The bill lets judges reduce or substitute sentences when a defendant was a verified victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking and that abuse was the main cause of the crime. It applies only when the abuse directly influenced the conduct and excludes the most serious offenses such as murder and sex‑offender registration crimes. The measure aims to address the “abuse‑to‑prison pipeline” by making sentencing more trauma‑informed.

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