Unreasonable Women: Three Stories of Violence, Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival

Chosen as a Recommended Summer Read by the Boston Globe

A groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes those it purports to protect, told through the stories of three unforgettable women

When award-winning journalist Justine van der Leun began researching the issue of criminalized survival, she was astonished to see women being imprisoned for protecting themselves against abuse. This sparked an intensive, years-long investigation into how survivors are targeted for prosecution, le...