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How the Canadian justice system treats abused women
FromThe Decibel
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Two years ago, Helen Naslund was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for killing her husband, Miles, in 2011. They married young, in the early 1980s – he was twenty, and she was seventeen. He abused her and their three children for decades.Today on the Decibel, Globe feature writer Jana Pruden shares Helen’s story and unpacks how the justice system treats women who have been abused.For help with controlling behaviour or intimate partner violence, call the Assaulted Women’s Helpline at 1-866-863-0511. In Quebec, call SOS violence conjugale at 1-800-363-9010.Watch for The Globe’s podcast series about Helen Naslund’s story, coming in 2023. Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Dec 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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