(This post is a summary of my latest work. Click here to read more.) My research shows that the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) routinely […]
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Rest in Peace, Darlene
“The tough-looking blonde over there,” is how Darlene was described to us nearly fifteen years ago when we launched our ongoing project with formerly incarcerated […]
Therapeutic Jails? An Oxymoron
Old adages can be true: Sometimes the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Sometimes, however, it is paved with the dangerously mistaken notion […]
Best Books About Mental Health, Drug Use, Trauma, and Crime
The title of this post pulls together topics that are in the news a whole lot lately. They are also painfully intertwined in the lives […]
Jailing Women in Massachusetts
Nearly three times as many women are incarcerated in Massachusetts county jails as in the (in)famous MCI-Framingham state prison for women. If you didn’t know […]
Francesca’s New Home
For more on Francesca see The Bitch at the Welfare Office. Francesca Gets the Keys “I’m getting the keys to my place tomorrow,” Francesca texted, decorating […]
Pinktober 2023: Is Pinkwashing the New Whitewashing?
Every few years I give in to the compulsion to check out what’s new in pinkwashing. Promoted by purveyors of breast cancer (awareness), Pinktober trends […]
Eulogy for Tina Marie*
Dearest Tina Marie, It seems fitting, somehow, that you passed away during what’s come to be called Pride Month. I picture you flouncing into the […]
Daisy: Aging on the Margins
Nearly fifteen years ago my colleague, Maureen Norton-Hawk, and I began meeting with women recently released from prison in Massachusetts. our goal was to learn […]
“I Don’t Forget Where I Came From”: Remembering Mikki
The first time I met Mikki [a pseudonym] she was fresh out of prison. I invited her to be part of study of formerly incarcerated […]
Women and Incarceration Project
As some readers of this blog may know, I am a member of the Women and Incarceration Project. Located in the Center for Women’s Health […]
Beyond Collateral Damage: How Incarcerating Men Harms Women
This post is a shortened version of a paper written together with Steven Murnane and other members of the Women and Incarceration Project at Suffolk […]