Congrats Heath! Well deserved!!

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There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist.

Well, I am. We are. We will.

Congrats! She’s the best!

The first panel for #MCJA2025 has officially been received!

This year's @midwesterncja.bsky.social meetings are Sept 25-26 with abstracts due by July 15.

I really appreciate this piece. We had a project down there in 2017-19 aimed at reducing crowding and I don’t think people really understand (or consider) the conditions of the facilities.

Excellent piece about the potential harms of incarcerating people in El Salvador.

The Data Library

Data is a precious resource, now more than ever. @thetrace.org has published an incredible open data library to support knowledge on gun violence and injury prevention. Use it, share it, protect it.

datahub.thetrace.org/data-library...

Vital City | Making the Most of Drug Court Research suggests that drug courts are effective at reducing crime and incarceration. So why aren’t they universally embraced by the criminal justice reform movement?

A great reminder about the promise of #DrugCourts by Steve Belenko. This model can reduce substance use and crime, improve lives and save money. But we need to continue to do better in terms of access, treatment, and the use of EBP.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/mak...

We are hiring a lecturer in our criminology program (non tenure-track) to start August 2025. Check out UF and the Florida🌞. More details here:

explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

It’s such a great line-up. Super cool the mentoring committee is doing this!

Quick reminder about a great session on publishing hosted by the American Society of Criminology Division of Corrections and Sentencing Mentoring Committee!

AUBURN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH STUDY VIRTUAL EATING DISORDER TREATMENT FOR LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS The ACCEPT Lab at Auburn University is recruiting for a study evaluating a new virtual (Zoom) treatment for eating disorders that is specifically developed for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This study will occur over the span of 9 months and is completely voluntary and confidential. YOU MAY QUALIFY IF YOU: Are 18-65 years old Identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or asexual Are experiencing problems with eating or body image (619) 594-1785 PRIDE@AUBURN.EDU Scan this QR code with your smartphone camera, Snapchat OR go to https://aub.ie/pridestudy EARN UP TO $250 L G B T Q A + IN E-GIFTCARDS

Please distribute widely! This is a great opportunity to receive a novel eating disorder treatment specifically tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and developed by an LGBTQ+ eating disorder research lab!

Horrifying news out of Iowa.

Reminder! Abstracts due in about 2 weeks!

In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence The program, which focuses on mentoring and therapy, relies on the idea that most violent crimes are emotional, not rational.

The program, which focuses on mentoring and therapy, relies on the idea that most violent crimes are emotional, not rational.

For folks in Philly: join me and @phillyjustice.bsky.social in court on 2/20 to support a survivor who is on trial for defending herself from her abuser. Rm 1102, CJC (13/Filbert) at 9 am.

Private Prison Company Seeks New Hearing on Wages for Immigrants in Detention The outcome of the appeal, brought by GEO Group, could set important legal precedent on wages for detainees who work in for-profit immigration detention centers.

Federal courts are considering whether private prison companies running ICE detention centers have to follow local state labor laws. The outcome could have a big effect on the industry.

Thanks Jill!! I'm excited about the possibilities - and hopefully getting to work with you!

We got the same yesterday.

That is good news.

The Language Barriers to Health Care in Prison A lack of bilingual medical staff leaves Spanish speakers adrift, and in pain.

"The struggle to relay symptoms and understand diagnoses can be dangerous. It’s also humiliating, Spanish speakers here say, so it dissuades them from seeking medical attention at all."

Top Judge Favors a Second Chance for Those Languishing in Prison Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against prolonged incarceration.

“Put simply, our criminal justice system isn’t working. Maybe it hasn’t really ever worked,” Judge Wilson said. “Prolonged incarceration is very expensive, and it does not make us safer.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/n...

Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.

But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.

Exciting news! 🎉 John Jay College has launched The Corrections Lab to improve outcomes for those under correctional supervision. From pretrial to reentry, we’re developing strategies to reduce recidivism & support lasting change. Learn more here: thecorrectionslab.org @johnjayrec.bsky.social

Graph titled: Changes in arrest and imprisonment of older adults in the last 30

Older people now make up 5x as much of the prison population as they did three decades ago.

Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date. And it certainly doesn’t make our communities safer.

Please consider and circulate the following Call for Papers to our forthcoming edited book “Crime, Justice, and Foreign Policy: Towards a Criminology of Foreign Affairs” ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
We are looking for contributions from around the world 🌍 @kjerstilohne.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Dr. @irinafanarraga.bsky.social who successfully defended her dissertation today! 🎉🎉 So proud of her and her important work on IPV program effectiveness. @johnjayrec.bsky.social

Congrats! Looking forward to reading this.

My former mother-in-law gave me an umbrella when I lived in Las Vegas. 😂