An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison? 
By Pamela Colloff. Originally published Feb. 22, 2026. Co-published with The New York Times Magazine. Recorded by News Over Audio.
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An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison? By Pamela Colloff. Originally published Feb. 22, 2026. Co-published with The New York Times Magazine. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate.

An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison? 
By Pamela Colloff. Originally published Feb. 22, 2026. Co-published with The New York Times Magazine. Recorded by News Over Audio.
Support our journalism by donating at <a href="http://propublica.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer">propublica.org/donate</a>.

The Victims Who Fought Back

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