After spending more than two years in two different prisons in two different states, Brittany Martin believed her fight with the criminal legal system was finally over. She walked out of a South Carolina prison just before Thanksgiving, reunited with her family, and began to rebuild her life. But just three weeks later, the 37-year-old […]
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Brittany Martin, Convicted for Protesting Police Brutality, Is Home at Last
She’s home. Brittany Martin, the South Carolina woman who spent nearly four years in prison after being arrested at a George Floyd protest in June 2020, has been released. Martin, 36, had been separated from her five children and husband for nearly 1,000 days before her release on Wednesday morning. She was transferred from the […]
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South Carolina Court Upheld Brittany Martin’s 4-Year Sentence for Protesting
In another blow for Brittany Martin and her family, South Carolina Court of Appeal judges disagreed that her 4-year prison sentence for yelling at police officers during a protest was excessive and upheld her conviction. And, in May, Martin was denied an early release by a state parole board. She won’t have another hearing until […]
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South Carolina Punished a Black Woman for Protesting. Her Supporters Demand Her Release.
The moment Eric Kennedy laid eyes on Brittany Martin a decade ago, he knew she was the woman he wanted to share the rest of his life with. From the rich tones of her melanated skin to her unwavering pride for being a Black woman and mother, Kennedy’s admiration of Martin has been unconditional, even […]