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In 1995, Kentucky governor Brereton Jones granted parole to ten women who had been convicted of killing, conspiring to kill, or assaulting the men who had abused them for years. The media began referring to them as the ""Sisters in Pain,"" a name they embraced. These are their stories. Linda Elisabeth Beattie and Mary Angela Shaughnessy's interviews of seven of the Sisters in Pain detail the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse they suffered at the hands of their husbands or boyfriends, battery beyond comprehension. Anyone who has ever asked, ""Why don't they just leave?"" will come to und

Justifiable homicide --- Abusive men --- Wife abuse --- Abused women --- Homicide --- Abusive boyfriends --- Abusive fathers --- Abusive husbands --- Batterers, Male --- Male batterers --- Men --- Abuse of wives --- Battering of wives --- Beating of wives --- Wife battering --- Wife beating --- Wives --- Spousal abuse --- Abused wives --- Uxoricide --- Battered women --- Victims of crimes --- Women --- Battered woman syndrome --- Mortality --- Abuse of

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This study is based on the evaluation of British criminal justice responses and treatment programmes for men who use violence against a woman partner. Court enforced abuser programmes are compared with fines and probation.

Wife abuse --- Abusive men --- Abused women --- Evaluation research (Social action programs) --- Evaluation of social action programs --- Evaluative research (Social action programs) --- Evaluation --- Social action --- Social sciences --- Social service --- Battered women --- Victims of crimes --- Women --- Battered woman syndrome --- Abusive boyfriends --- Abusive fathers --- Abusive husbands --- Batterers, Male --- Male batterers --- Men --- Abuse of wives --- Battering of wives --- Beating of wives --- Wife battering --- Wife beating --- Wives --- Spousal abuse --- Abused wives --- Uxoricide --- Prevention --- Evaluation. --- Rehabilitation --- Services for --- Research --- Abuse of