I am delighted to announce the launch of the Collective Trauma and Healing project website developed by a team of Suffolk University faculty and students. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]