Inspiration Behind AB 593
“I’ve worked on a wide variety of issues, but there is none
that is more dear to my heart than the issue of incarcerated victims.
After watching the moving film Sin By Silence,
I decided that action needed to be taken.”
- Assemblywoman Fiona Ma
In 2011, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma attended a screening of Sin by Silence. The result? The Sin by Silence Bill that gives voice to the women who remain trapped behind prison walls. They are lost in the system, and AB 593 gives them the opportunity seek the justice their cases deserve.

AB 593 and AB 1593 seek to bring justice for the domestic violence victims that were unintentionally denied their original writ of habeas corpus due to limited expert testimony evidence and continue to be given unjust parole hearings.
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma was first elected to represent the people of California’s 12th Assembly District in November of 2006.The 12th Assembly District includes the cities of San Francisco, Daly City, Colma and Broadmoor.