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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 […]
Eulogy for Laureen
Laureen was not an easy-going person. From a young age she struggled with agoraphobia and other mental health challenges. As an adult she managed to […]
Women, Incarceration, and Violent Crime
This post is a summary of the report Women, Incarceration, and Violent Crime in Massachusetts by Rebecca Stone, Susan Sered, Cherry Russell and members of […]
OUT OF BOUNDS: (NOT) SAFE AT HOME
Guest post by Grace Fogarty For Jo, who did not fail, but rather, was failed When last I guest posted on this blog, I was […]
The Knock-out Punch: Eulogy for Joy
Over the past fifteen years I’ve second-guessed our choice of the pseudonym “Joy.” We first met when she joined my ongoing research project with Massachusetts […]
Dear Governor Baker: Let’s Talk About the Covid Vaccine
The Covid vaccination campaign in Massachusetts been a frustratingly dismal failure. We are mired in a miserable situation in which the state’s vaccine appointment website […]
Ineffectiveness of Prison-Based Therapy: The Case for Community-Based Alternatives
Executive Summary The full policy brief is posted here. Purpose and Scope: In light of imminent plans in Massachusetts to build a new women’s prison […]