![]() In other words, an electronic monitor, secured around her ankle at all times, will track her every movement. Many accounts of the plea deal, however, missed what Alexander will be coming home to : she’ll return to “home detention”-house arrest-for two years. Media coverage of the development suggested that Alexander would soon have her “freedom,” that she would be “coming home.” In November, as her trial date drew close, Alexander accepted a plea deal that will likely give her credit for time served, requiring her to spend “just” 65 more days in jail. Like many black women before her, Alexander was framed as a perpetrator in a clear case of self-defense. On January 27th, domestic violence survivor Marissa Alexander will walk out of Florida’s Duval County jail-but she won’t be free.Īlexander, whose case has gained some notoriety, endured three years of jail time and a year of house arrest while fighting off a prison sentence that would have seen her incarcerated for the rest of her life -all for firing a warning shot that injured no one to fend off her abusive husband. This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. ![]()
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