Join us in supporting Tondalao as she rebuilds her life.
Last weekend, we had a chance to witness something that rarely happens. Tondalao Hall, a Black mother who was sentenced to 30 years for “failure to protect” her children from abuse was released from Mabel Correctional Facility in Oklahoma. She served 15 years behind bars simply for surviving domestic violence while her abuser, Robert Braxton, was never held accountable.
As I watched Tondalao reunite with her family I was both relieved and overjoyed. It was a special moment that so few incarcerated women get to experience. And that special moment that was hard-fought and won by community organizations like Project Blackbird. Project Blackbird, led by Candace Liger, is an organization that works to liberate people and communities impacted by the criminal legal system. For years, community organizers in Oklahoma and advocates across the country pressured the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, District Attorney David Prater, and finally Governor Stitt to release Tondalao from prison. Without Candace's unwavering commitment to center and defend Black women Tondalao may have never been released.
Now we need to raise $20,000 before 2020 to welcome her home and ensure her successful restoration.
Chip in to support Tondalao and her family.
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