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 […]
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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 […]
A new women’s prison would be a mistake
This article by Erin Braatz and Susan Sered appeared in CommonWealth Journal, Jan. 16, 2021. It is the first in a series of projects by […]
Debunking the Myth of Gender-Responsive Treatment in Prison
This series of posts explores whether involuntary confinement and incarceration constitute appropriate responses to the challenges faced by women involved with the criminal justice system. […]
Beyond Recidivism and Desistance
This post is part 3 of a 3 part series. Part 1: Recidivism: Is It a Real Thing? Part 2: Desistance from Crime: Is It […]
Desistance from Crime: Is It a Real Thing?
This post is is the 2nd in a 3 part series: Part 1: Recidivism: Is It a Real Thing? Part 3: Beyond Recidivism and Desistance […]
Recidivism: Is It a Real Thing?
This post is is the 1st in a 3 part series: Part 2: Desistance from Crime: Is It a Real Thing? Part 3: Beyond Recidivism […]
Insult to Injury: Disabled Rights in the Covid Era
July is Disability Pride Month For months now, we’ve become accustomed to hearing about old folks, African Americans, immigrant workers in meat packing plants, prisoners […]