Margaret Byrne


Bio

Margaret Byrne is an attorney in private practice who represents battered women in clemency petitions and in the defense of criminal cases.

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Fight for Clemency for Women in Prison for Defending Themselves Against an Abuser

by Michelle VanNatta & Margaret Byrne

The Illinois Clemency Project for Battered Women, was a project made up of prisoners, law students, lawyers, and feminists, who assisted imprisoned women with requesting and fighting for clemency within the state of Illinois.

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