And So I Stayed

AND SO I STAYED is an awardwinning documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their lives and spending years behind bars These women paid a steep price with long prison sentences lost time with loved ones and painful memories Formerly incarcerated survivoradvocate Kim Dadou Brown who met her wife while incarcerated is a driving force in the passage of New Yorks Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act DVSJA a new law meant to prevent survivors from receiving harsh prison sentences for their acts of survival Nikki Addimando a mother of two young children suffered the consequences when a judge didnt follow the laws guidelines Tanisha Davis a single mother who was ripped away from her son in 2013 is hopeful the new law is her way out of a harsh prison sentence