Hispanic victims of domestic abuse find emotional, legal support at CasaLuz
Ines Negrette, founder and executive director of CasaLuz, fights domestic violence on behalf of Hispanic victims in Memphis. CasaLuz offers advocacy, legal and counseling services to Hispanic victims of violent crime, many of whom are undocumented and indigent. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to the Daily Memphian)
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As the pandemic hobbles on, clients have filed a record number of orders of protection for situations that were “more violent than ever.”
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Natasha Senjanovic
Natasha Senjanovic is a contributor to the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, for which she produced this story. A Nashville-based journalist and public radio producer, she’s won numerous awards as a news anchor and for reporting on vulnerable populations, including survivors of domestic and sexual violence, at-risk youth and undocumented immigrants. She served as afternoon host for Middle Tennessee NPR station WPLN for three years.