Free Criminalized Domestic Violence Survivor Monique Jordan
The Issue
[Content warning: graphic descriptions of violence and abuse]
Monique Jordan is a criminalized survivor of intimate partner violence who has been incarcerated for 18 years for taking the life of her abusive girlfriend in self-defense. Over the course of their relationship, Monique’s girlfriend threatened on three separate occasions to kill Monique if she ever cheated or left the relationship. Monique's girlfriend hit her hard enough to leave marks, called her vulgar names, spit on her, and was otherwise emotionally abusive. Even before their relationship, Monique was a life-long survivor of physical abuse and sexual violence. She grew up with a violent father who beat her and molested her sister, she was molested by a highschool teacher and a security guard, and she escaped a traumatic and abusive first marriage all before turning 20. Later, Monique served in the military and experienced sexual harassment twice before being honorably discharged. According to her danger assessment certification, Monique was at "extreme" risk of being killed by her partner at the time that she defended herself.
On October 21, 2009, Monique accepted a plea deal for felony murder with aggravated assault as the underlying felony. Now at Pulaski State Prison, she works for Prison Industries for no pay, making clothing for Georgia men’s prisons; bulletproof vests, uniforms, and insignia for officers in Georgia; as well as hospital gowns and face masks for frontline workers. She has also learned the art of beekeeping and is studying to get her Associate’s degree in Sociology and Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Ashland University, working diligently to turn her life around.
Now that the Georgia Survivor Justice Act has passed and creates a pathway for Monique's immediate release, the Georgia Survivor Defense Project (GSDP) calls on the Cobb County District Attorney to support Monique's petition for resentencing under the GSJA. Sign this petition to tell Cobb County to #BringMoniqueHome.
Please note: if you choose to sign, change.org provides an opportunity for you to 'chip in' money. This money goes to promote the petition on change.org so that it reaches more people, not to Monique. If you would like to financially support criminalized survivors in Georgia, you can donate to GSDP at https://tinyurl.com/GSDPDonation
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The Issue
[Content warning: graphic descriptions of violence and abuse]
Monique Jordan is a criminalized survivor of intimate partner violence who has been incarcerated for 18 years for taking the life of her abusive girlfriend in self-defense. Over the course of their relationship, Monique’s girlfriend threatened on three separate occasions to kill Monique if she ever cheated or left the relationship. Monique's girlfriend hit her hard enough to leave marks, called her vulgar names, spit on her, and was otherwise emotionally abusive. Even before their relationship, Monique was a life-long survivor of physical abuse and sexual violence. She grew up with a violent father who beat her and molested her sister, she was molested by a highschool teacher and a security guard, and she escaped a traumatic and abusive first marriage all before turning 20. Later, Monique served in the military and experienced sexual harassment twice before being honorably discharged. According to her danger assessment certification, Monique was at "extreme" risk of being killed by her partner at the time that she defended herself.
On October 21, 2009, Monique accepted a plea deal for felony murder with aggravated assault as the underlying felony. Now at Pulaski State Prison, she works for Prison Industries for no pay, making clothing for Georgia men’s prisons; bulletproof vests, uniforms, and insignia for officers in Georgia; as well as hospital gowns and face masks for frontline workers. She has also learned the art of beekeeping and is studying to get her Associate’s degree in Sociology and Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Ashland University, working diligently to turn her life around.
Now that the Georgia Survivor Justice Act has passed and creates a pathway for Monique's immediate release, the Georgia Survivor Defense Project (GSDP) calls on the Cobb County District Attorney to support Monique's petition for resentencing under the GSJA. Sign this petition to tell Cobb County to #BringMoniqueHome.
Please note: if you choose to sign, change.org provides an opportunity for you to 'chip in' money. This money goes to promote the petition on change.org so that it reaches more people, not to Monique. If you would like to financially support criminalized survivors in Georgia, you can donate to GSDP at https://tinyurl.com/GSDPDonation
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Petition created on August 29, 2021