For background on Elizabeth’s murder please read Eulogy for Elizabeth. Nearly a year after she was murdered by a man against whom she had taken […]
Social Capital, Cultural Capital and Faith Communities
“What Churches Don’t Get About Ministering to Marginalized Women” – By Jennifer L. Hollis Originally published in Sojourners 10-12-2015 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION- Before taking any specific […]
The Women of Can’t Catch a Break: Late Summer 2015 Update
Click here and here for previous updates. Click here for the 2016 New Years update. For women who struggle with homelessness, summer can be a […]
Prostitution, Decriminalization and the Problem of Consent
Last month Amnesty International came out in support for “the full decriminalization of all aspects of consensual sex work.” The reasons make sense: Decriminalization will […]
Failure by Design: Isabella’s Experiences with Social “Services”
My friend Isabella has been beside herself with worry over her son and her housing situation. Ever since the first time we met (seven years […]
Trickle DOWN Economics
My friend Tonya, a woman in her late thirties who has lived in poverty for decades, called me today. “I feel like a sponge,” she […]
The “Bitch” at the Welfare Office — Or Why Responsibility Without Authority Makes Us Sick
feature image via thebluedolphins.blogspot.com A few days ago I listened while Francesca, a woman I’ve come to know during a decade of working with criminalized […]
Orange Frosted Hostess Cupcakes
feature image from Steven Brisson Maureen Norton-Hawk, co-author of Can’t Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs, and the Limits of Personal Responsibility, recently learned that […]
The Women of Can’t Catch a Break – Christmas 2014 Updates
This is the second “Reader’s Guide to Updates” on the women of Can’t Catch a Break. (Click here for the previous update.) Not all of […]
Video: Can’t Catch a Break
My colleague Maureen Norton-Hawk and I recently had an opportunity to speak about our book Can’t Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs, and the the […]