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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 10, 2022

Kevin G. Ritz, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced Friday that his office is joining the Justice Department and its Office on Violence Against Women in observing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Memphis-based office is also promoting Oct. 20 as “Purple Thursday” and a national day of action. Advocates are encouraged to wear purple to start a conversation about domestic violence. Read more about the observance in a release from Ritz’s office.