After 23 years, she’s free: Nicole Boynton’s path to hope under Georgia’s Survivor Justice Act

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ATLANTA (CNN) – For the first time in Georgia’s history, a woman serving a life sentence is free because of a new state law designed to protect survivors of abuse.

Nicole Boynton spent 23 years behind bars for a crime a judge now says was shaped by years of violence against her. Her release could open the door for hundreds of others and has drawn national attention…

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