New postdoc opportunity w Maynooth & UC Berkeley: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/mar...

Infographic with text: 58,000 pregnant people are sent to jail or prison every single year.

Today is International Day for Maternal Health and Rights.

Each year, thousands of pregnant people are targeted and harmed by incarceration.

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I'm doing a research chat tomorrow (11 Mar) @maynoothlaw.bsky.social on prelim findings from my research on prosecutorial discretion and women's long term incarceration. All are welcome.

The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here's what remains. The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released.

The Trump DOJ has been taking down Epstein files.

The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released, according to a CBS analysis — and the number continues to fluctuate.

For my friends who have been asking... Maynooth U (Ireland) is hiring two prof B level positions in Social Work/Social Policy and Health, Wellbeing and Law. More info: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

"... a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than be killed by her partner."

She Listened to Women’s Pain. Then She Transformed How It Was Treated.

She Listened to Women’s Pain. Then She Transformed How It Was Treated. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/w...

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is an open access, blind peer reviewed journal that seeks to publish critical research about...

Call for Abstracts | Gendering Postcolonial Punishment - Special Issue in @crimjustjournal.bsky.social - guest edited by Lucia Bracco and me: www.crimejusticejournal.com/genderingpos...

thanks!

1. This is product of both push AND pull factors (I spent a sabbatical in Ireland several years ago and regularly teach course on crime/punishment in Ireland).
2. I'm still at Villanova (on leave)
3. Philly Justice Project is on pause for the moment but we continue to support current clients.

I've joined the (growing?) ranks of American academics headed to Europe. Delighted to share that I've accepted a permanent faculty position @maynoothlaw.bsky.social . I'll likely write more about this at some point down the road. Answers in anticipation of popular Qs below...

Finally had the opportunity to sit down and properly read this. Beautifully written and right on point--really want to talk more about your current project.

An AI model trained on prison phone calls now looks for planned crimes in those calls The model is built to detect when crimes are being “contemplated.”

An AI model trained on US prison phone calls now looks for planned crimes in those calls:

www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/01/1...

Article from the MIT Technology Review magazine, via the MIT The Download newsletter, Dec. 1, 2025

#fzLinks

Wanted to update some stats on a lecture slide about the death penalty and (no surprise) the BJS report released Dec 2024 is missing: bjs.ojp.gov/document/cp2...

📢✨️ Dream postdoc job alert:

Research Associate – Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Europe (RaRiE).

Full-time, 5 year fixed-term job working with @fergusmcneill.bsky.social at University of Glasgow and researchers in the Netherlands and Norway.
#Criminology #CrimSky
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP716/r...

Arrest Is Made in 1991 Texas Murder After Students Step In

Arrest Is Made in 1991 Texas Murder After Students Step In www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...

Long overdue post: huge thanks to mural arts for this award and especially to Suave Gonzalez who made this extraordinary evening possible. I so honored--especially to be included among such rockstar awardees: Celeste Trusty and Eddie Ramirez.

Meet the retirees whose hobby is watching Irish court trials: ‘It’s fascinating and costs nothing’ A group of retired people ‘from different backgrounds and walks of life’ have formed a club to watch proceedings in the Central Criminal Court

Might have to recruit club members to become participant observers for a research study... www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Welcome - WJC Report

The @counciloncj.org released Oct report outlining recommendations for improving women's outcomes in the criminal legal system. Full report available here: reports.counciloncj.org/wjc-report/

Killing of Kada Scott prompts hearing on Philly’s handling of domestic violence cases | City Council roundup “As the city of Philadelphia, I think we failed the young lady, right?” Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.

Kada Scott's death was preventable. The city's hearings into what went wrong must engage survivors, research experts, and advocates alongside officials to develop and implement effective policy/practice solutions. www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

What an incredible honor to share this with @celestetrusty.bsky.social Eddie, & Felix!!! If you're in Philly, please join us next Thursday.

October 2nd is Wrongful Conviction Day. Women are less than 10% of exonerees. Why? Women face additional hurdles to overturn a wrongful conviction. These include: lack of financial & legal resources, women's cases less likely to involve DNA, women's prisons located further from population centers...

An image of Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee, from 1965. Photo courtesy CBS Photo Archive / Getty.

The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS

A gentle reminder from Judge Sol Wachtler on the lopsidedness of grand juries: prosecutors could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. Why? It's not an adversarial hearing. They don't hear from the defendant/defense. They issue indictment in 95-99% of al cases.

1 in 50 Americans have an unruptured brain aneurysm. If you have family history and/or classic symptoms incl neck pain, severe headache, blurred vision please see your health care provider and ask for a screen.

Sept is brain aneurysm awareness month. Earlier this year, my friend Dee lost her life to an undetected brain aneurysm. Screening and early detection may have saved her. Friends & fam gathered last week to honor her & raise awareness at annual @brainaneurysm 5k.

What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers. The David Bowie Center in London is a new home for the singer’s 90,000-item archive. It holds the key to the pop star’s dramatic reinventions.

Obviously I will be setting up camping gear and a tent in this archive. "What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

If you're able, please send some encouraging words to Kim Joynes. She's an incarcerated survivor of sexual abuse and gender violence that began in childhood. Yesterday she was turned down for commutation of her LWOP sentence by PA Board of Pardons. She's served over 45 years in prison.

I've been in this business for a long time. Today's decision is inexplicable.

PA Board of Pardons public hearings on commutation begins at noon (approx). Kim Joynes's application will be heard later in the afternoon. You can watch live here: pacast.com/live/bophear...