In 2015, the Charleston-based Post and Courier published an exposé on how deadly the state of South Carolina is for women. The paper covered the state’s record of domestic violence over five issues in a series called, “Till Death Do Us Part.” The small paper won journalism’s most prestigious award […]
Sounds crazy, right? Jerry Thompson (now retired), kept a copy of Darin Jackson’s info sheet above his desk at all times. In the margin, he wrote his sentencing charges. Thompson, a domestic violence detective, wanted a constant reminder that the Darin Jacksons were still out there. As if he could […]
Friends of mine have told me I should share more of my personal story to make the experience more real to people who’ve never experienced abuse or violence of any kind. “Get your own story out there. Write about it passionately as you do… what you went through, and marry […]
