Expecting SC mother sentenced to 4 years in prison is set free
1 day ago · Brittany Martin, an activist who protested the murder of George Floyd in 2020, was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of a common law crime in 2022. Now free, she’s fighting ...
Pregnant SC mother & activist who got a 4-year prison sentence
Now free, and backed by the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, Brittany Martin says she’s committed to reversing her conviction and exposing the level of abuse she’s suffered as ...
Freed S.C. activist Brittany Martin continues her fight for justice
4 days ago · Brittany Martin, the South Carolina activist who was arrested at a protest following the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, has been released after serving years in prison. The S.C. Department of Corrections released Ms. Martin on November 27, just in time to spend Thanksgiving with her husband and children. “It feels so …
An update on Brittany Martin, a Black activist behind bars
Oct 17, 2023 · Brittany Martin is a Black activist who was arrested after participating in a 2020 racial justice protest in Sumter, South Carolina. Although Brittany was not violent and did not destroy any property, she was sentenced to four years in prison.
Brittany Martin, Convicted for Protesting Police Brutality, Is
Nov 27, 2024 · Brittany Martin, the South Carolina woman who spent nearly four years in prison after being arrested at a George Floyd protest in June 2020, has been released. Martin, 36, had been separated...
South Carolina Court Upheld Brittany Martin’s 4-Year Sentence …
Aug 14, 2024 · In another blow for Brittany Martin and her family, South Carolina Court of Appeal judges disagreed that her 4-year prison sentence for yelling at police officers during a protest was excessive...
South Carolina judge upholds activist’s 4-year prison term
Oct 12, 2022 · A jury this spring found Brittany Martin, 34, of Sumter, South Carolina, guilty of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner. Martin’s attorneys pushed for the sentence to be reconsidered and expressed concern about her pregnancy and health. Racial justice groups also got involved.
Pregnant Black activist serving 4 years for protest comments
Sep 5, 2022 · Raising questions about free speech and equal justice, Brittany Martin, 34, was found guilty this spring of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner over comments she made to police. Her lawyers have been pushing for a lesser sentence amid increasing concerns about her health and that of her baby, due in November.
Inprisoned BLM Protestor in South Carolina Fights For Freedom
Mar 14, 2024 · In the summer of 2020, Brittany Martin joined others in her South Carolina community in protests for the Black Lives Matter movement. Today, she remains in prison for talking back to police...
The State v. Brittany Martin | ACLU of South Carolina
Oct 17, 2023 · After five days of protesting without incident, Brittany Martin was arrested, prosecuted, and later convicted for the common law crime of Breach of Peace of a High and Aggravated Nature (BOPHAN).