Defend Wendy Howard

Please take a few minutes today to show your support for a pardon for Marisela Andrade, a criminalized survivor who deserves to be free.

We are deeply saddened to report that Wendy's motion to dismiss was denied by Judge Rodriguez this morning at Kern County Superior Court. The DA offered a plea deal of voluntary manslaughter, time served, meaning Wendy would avoid further incarceration. However, she'd have a felony on her record for defending her life. This isn't justice. If Wendy doesn't accept the plea deal, the Kern County DA will retry her, and her family will be retraumatized all over again. This is how plea deals operate as acts of coercion. Wendy reports back to court Friday when her legal team will announce her decision.

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Blood relations or not, we’re a family! We’ll fight this till the end, together. Thank you for your continued support. It’s what keeps us going! 💜

A decision on Wendy’s Motion to Dismiss has been delayed by Judge Rodriguez pending her request for a trial transcript.

The DA remains committed in retrying Wendy, and we will therefore return to court Wednesday, April 5th, for both Judge Rodriguez’ ruling, AND for the readiness hearing for a new trial.

We continue to call on the Kern County DA to stop their pursuit of a survivor and this egregious waste of taxpayer dollars.

We thank Wendy’s Pastor, Dale Rose, her daughter, Bayley Frost, Survived and Punished co-founder Alisa Bierria, formerly incarcerated survivor of domestic violence, Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, and Trial Juror turned Advocate, Mark Christian, for speaking at our press conference today.

Through wind and rain, the fight continues.