An Oklahoma mother imprisoned for 15 years for failing to report that her boyfriend was abusing her children is slated to be released, officials say.
her sentence. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt granted the request on Thursday, which Hall said came as a surprise to her.
Lambert said Hall's years-long journey is"representative of an institutional misunderstanding of domestic violence."or similar child abuse statutes that carry a possible life sentence for parents who don't report abuse, according to the Associated Press. "What should have been a mitigating factor, the fear that she was feeling of her abuser, was specifically used to enhance her sentence."
Hall was just 19 when she was arrested. While the child abuse charges against her were dropped, she still pleaded guilty to enabling child abuse.
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