Police Say Jiu-jitsu Can Make Them Less Violent During Arrests
First published in The Marshall Project - 10-22-2021 But will cops training in martial arts lead to struggles that didn’t need to happen? FEATURE · FILED 10.22.2021 6:00 a.m. MARIETTA, Ga. — After a video of an arrest gone wrong went viral, Marietta police...
I Was Sentenced to Life as a Juvenile. Now I Help Kids Build Brighter Futures.
Imprisoned for 25 years, Fred Weatherspoon was shocked to return to a Chicago he didn’t recognize. He found belonging in an unexpected way — working with vulnerable young people and their families. First published in The Marshall Project on October 21st, 2021...
They Put Me in Solitary for Drugs I Didn’t Have
Lockups use unreliable tests to claim that lawyers are sending drugs to their clients behind bars. Originally published in The Marshall Project on October 14th, 2021 They Put Me in Solitary for Drugs I Didn’t Have Lockups use unreliable tests to claim that lawyers are...
When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home
“Oh, Mother of Mine,” a short documentary and photography project by Anna Rawls, explores the generational impact of incarcerating mothers. Originally published in The Marshall Project on October 7th, 2021 When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home “Oh, Mother of...
Dispatch From Deadly Rikers Island: “It Looks Like a Slave Ship in There.”
Rikers Island has been notorious for violence and neglect for decades. But detainees, corrections officers and officials tell us the New York City jail complex has plunged into a new state of emergency. Originally published in The Marshall Project on October 5th, 2021...
Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops
Originally published by Public Policy Institute of California November 21st, 2021 Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops Magnus Lofstrom, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin, and Deepak Premkumar, with research support from Alexandria Gumbs POLICY BRIEF→ REPORT PDF...
How Arrest Records Become ‘Invisible Handcuffs’ That Keep People Unemployed
https://youtu.be/J4n7lZ5VNVM PBS News Hour Segment Reentry Employment Rights Activist Shelley Winner is featured on PBS News Hour's "Searching For Justice" segment about the need for hiring individuals with criminal records.
Eric Piza is Bringing the Data on Police Reform
Police reform is everywhere in the news, and everyone has a different perspective on the issue, from activists to police practitioners to politicians. John Jay Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Eric Piza is a former crime analyst who studies both police...
A Critical History of Incarceration in New York City
Dr. Jayne Mooney is an Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay and a member of the doctoral faculty of Women’s Studies and Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is also a director and founding member of the Critical Social History Project (CSHP), a research...
The Social Change Project – David Brotherton
Dr. David Brotherton is in high demand. As founder and director of the Social Change and Transgressive Studies Project, a research project at John Jay, he leads grants that span multiple countries and touch subjects from post-release reintegration to immigration and...