Bresha Matthews is a 15 year old girl who is currently being held in an Ohio juvenile detention center for the murder of her father and it seems like the long arm of the law is the only one who thinks that she should be there. Bresha, her family (including her immediate family) and the vast majority of the country are petitioning for her release claiming she acted only in self defense and that it was absolutely necessary for her to kill her father in order to preserve her own life.
 
The incident happened in late July and since then nearly twenty cities across the country have held solidarity vigils and a petition for her release has reached over thirteen thousand signatures. The facts are simple: Bresha is a small framed fifteen year old girl and her father was a full figured adult male who had a very violent history of domestic violence. Many believe there was absolutely no other option for Bresha and now she is looking at very long sentence that would encompass most of her young adult life.
 
If you would like to help you can sign the petition here or you can visit https://freebresha.wordpress.com/blog/ for more information.