Many women are in prison for killing their abusive partners. Lawmakers in Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut and Massachusetts are considering bills that would require judges to give people shorter sentences if abuse drove their crime.

Victims of domestic violence in Bibb County face the probability of being abused again, sometimes even if they’re successful in getting a restraining order, according to data analyzed by The Telegraph.

Traumatic brain injuries from intimate partner violence are common, and potentially more severe than those seen in sports.

People experiencing domestic violence are half as likely to seek shelter if they can’t bring pets with them, but most shelters don't allow animals. 

Federal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.

Depp has testified that Heard severed his finger with a shattered vodka bottle. On Thursday, her attorney used Depp's own words to suggest he did it himself. Depp is suing Heard for defamation.

Depp's attorneys on Tuesday sought to bolster his claims that the actress escalated their altercations, playing a series of audio recordings.

Depp says in court: "Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms. Heard in any way, nor have I ever struck any woman in my life."

Immigrant advocates want those asylum protections restored quickly, erasing Trump-era restrictions. "Women, children, families are being sent back to the very dangers that they fled," one lawyer says.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey swore she'd never return to Atlanta after her mother was murdered there. 35 years later, she faces those demons in her searing new memoir, Memorial Drive.

With unemployment surging, hospitals nearing capacity, and shelter-in-place orders in effect in almost all states, our lives have shifted dramatically...

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

The city of Columbus, Georgia has agreed to stop making alleged victims in domestic violence cases pay fees when they decline to participate in...

April 2-8 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The Georgia Senate recently passed Marsy's Law and the House will take it up next session. It’s a...

Teen reporters with VOX Teen Communications in Atlanta are turning their attention to the problem of relationship violence. The United Nations reports...