This is
shocking news! Where is justice? The story of Tondalo Hall, an abused mother of
two, who is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence in Oklahoma prison while
her abuser walked free after serving only two years, will amuse you…. On
Wednesday, September 23, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board unanimously voted
to deny her the possibility of parole, though she has already spent 11 years
behind bars.
Buzzfeed News reports
that in 2004, Tondalo Hall was arrested for failing to protect her
then-3-month-old daughter and 20-month-old son from her abusive boyfriend,
Robert Braxton. According to court documents, Hall, who was also being abused
by Braxton, took her two children to the doctor, where she discovered that both
infants had broken ribs and broken femurs. Both Hall and Braxton were taken
into custody.
During the 2004 hearing,
Hall testified against Braxton, claiming that she was unaware of the children's
injuries, but both the judge and prosecutors felt that her hesitance on the
stand would result in a mild sentence for Braxton. Prosecutors offered him a
two-year plea deal, which he took. However, at Hall's trial, a judge said that
she was "less than candid" in her testimony, and sentenced her to 30
years in prison for failing to protect her children.
Hall isn't eligible for
parole until 2030—only four years before her scheduled release. The parole
board voted 5-0 to deny her application for clemency, offering no
explanation.
"The Oklahoma
Parole Board had the responsibility to make things right, and they failed with
today's decision," Shaunna Thompson, co-founder of advocacy group
UltraViolet, said in a statement.
BuzzFeed found that,
currently, there are 28 abused women across the country who are serving prison
sentences of at least 10 years for failing to protect their children from
abusers.
Source: Buzzfeed News
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