Bresha Meadows is a young Black girl incarcerated for defending her life against domestic
violence. She is one of tens of thousands of girls and young women locked up behind
bars across the United States facing violence at the hands of the criminal punishment
system. #FreeBresha, free them all!
Barnard Center for Research on Women. “Survived and Punished.” Accessed July 15, 2025.
https://bcrw.barnard.edu/survived-and-punished/.