04/05/21-WRHU “The majority of citizens here in our nation don’t personally experience either directly, through knowing someone, or having it happen in their own community, these types of events. So, much of what people know about mass shootings comes from the media and how those stories are told,” Jaclyn Schildkraut, CJRA Expert.
Past studies on whether incarcerated people with mental illness are more likely to be placed in solitary confinement have yielded mixed results. A new study examined the issue in one state’s prisons, taking into account factors related to incarcerated men and the facilities where they were imprisoned. It found that having a mental illness was […]
04/02/21-MSNBC “I think that the police department agrees with that concept. And I think that even the defense attorney for officer Chauvin agrees with that concept. And that is why his defense is going to be that his action did not cause George Floyd’s death, that it was the drugs in Mr. Floyd’s system, his […]
04/01/21-Express UK “Unfortunately, I do not believe that there will be many political ramifications, the local politicians are always eager to place the blame on the police and demand changes, more than happy to deflect from their own responsibility for changes in the oppressed and discriminated against communities,” Maria Haberfeld, CJRA Expert.
Read the March 2021 newsletter here.
03/10/21-The Crime Report “The study found that one percent of all of the men were placed in extended solitary confinement after 60 days. It also found that prisoners with mental illness were up to 170 percent more likely to be placed for extended periods of time in solitary, depending on their diagnosis,” Sonja Siennick, CJRA […]
03/08/21-Made of Millions “The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences found that prisoners are more likely to be placed in extended solitary confinement if they have a mental illness. Researchers suggest that prisoners with mental illness receive more punitive responses for not adjusting well to prison,” CJRA Study.
03/06/21-Milwaukee Journal “It’s not clear how prevalent complete bans are, with no exceptions for self-defense, according,” Justin Nix, CJRA Expert.”
03/06/21-Milwaukee Journal “It’s not clear how prevalent complete bans are, with no exceptions for self-defense, according,” Nancy La Vigne, CJRA Expert.
Read the February 2021 newsletter here.