Amie Ichikawa

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Amie Ichikawa was incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla for five years. She is now the founder of WomanIIWoman, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to providing support throughout the process of re-entry and advocating for policy change when injustices toward incarcerated women occur. She maintains contact with women in the Central California Women’s Facility and the California Institution for Women, serving as their advocate.

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    Equality Act Endangers Survivors of Abuse

    Craig DeRoche
    What do you get when you cross then-Sen. Joe Biden’s 1994 “Tough on Crime” bill with President Joe Biden’s 2021 Equality Act? Answer: spikes in sexual assault in women’s shelters, prisons, and jails. The so-called Equality Act would allow any person of any age, at any time, to declare what gender they are for any…
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