rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/justice-for-julie-valadez-her-children?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-justice-for-julie-valadez-her-children' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Justice for Julie Valadez and her children. https://actionnetwork.org/groups/justice-for-julie-valadez-and-her-children https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/675/786/normal/527596538_683990274689817_9086515666839637740_n.jpg We have taken notice. The people see what is being done to Julie Valadez, and we are demanding action. Julie Valadez is a protective mother and survivor of abuse who is being wrongfully imprisoned through the weaponization of the courts. She has been held on an outrageous $500,000 bail — an amount greater than what many violent offenders face — despite being a nonviolent mother accused on the basis of false and retaliatory charges. This is a direct violation of her constitutional rights: Eighth Amendment — protection against excessive bail. Fourteenth Amendment — protection of the parent-child relationship and due process. First Amendment — her right to advocate and speak on abuse without retaliation. Julie’s wrongful imprisonment is not about justice — it is abuse by proxy, where the courts and prosecutors are used to extend the control of her abuser. Her children have been silenced, her parental rights stripped, and her liberty denied. We demand that Wisconsin’s leaders — Attorney General Josh Kaul, Governor Tony Evers, and state lawmakers — act now to: Reduce Julie Valadez’s excessive $500,000 bail to a reasonable amount or release her on her own recognizance. Dismiss all false charges with prejudice. Restore her full parental rights and communication with her children. End the systemic criminalization of protective mothers and survivors of abuse in family courts. This case is not just about Julie. It is about a system that punishes parents for protecting their children and violates the rights of survivors in the name of power. We are watching, we are united, and we will not allow this abuse to continue. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/justice-for-julie-valadez-her-children