Thank you so much for having me on this committee today.
It's very important that we make sure that we protect people when we're talking about bail reform, the criminal justice system and victims of violence, sexual exploitation and those types of things that are interfering in women's lives and affecting how we move forward.
Jennifer, I've had the opportunity to work with you several times on different things like sex trafficking and exploitation. We've talked about these types of things.
You've talked about some of your clients and the fact that they are scared. When we're talking about bail reform, we already know it's very difficult for women to go forward and make.... We already know it's difficult to go to the police, but when there is bail reform and these people are allowed back out, it is also a very.... They feel lost. They feel like no one's listening.
What other stories are you hearing, Jennifer, from some of these women who are talking about the fact that their spouses or their perpetrators had been released on bail? Can you give me an example of how many times they've been out on bail? Is it one, two or three times? What types of data do you have on that?