Report in Mass Dissent by Peter Wagner on a ‘Disability and the State’ panel discussion at The Rebellious Law Conference in 2000.
Identifying, Engaging, and Empowering Families: A Charge for Juvenile Justice Agencies
This white paper reviews the literature exploring the relationship between family contact and short- and long term outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system, and identifies ways that agencies from police through reentry staff can better engage families in ways that promote both personal contact and active involvement in case assessment, planning, and management
End Incarceration’s Harm to Women
The insufficiency of data and analysis on women and incarceration has left a significant gap in our understanding of obstacles to gender equity facing women today.
Because She’s Powerful: The Political Isolation and Resistance of Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones
The insufficiency of data and analysis on women and incarceration has left a significant gap in our understanding of obstacles to gender equity facing women today.
Preventing Suicide and Self-Harm in Jail
Not only does this study build the evidence base for the feasibility of sentinel event reviews in the justice system, but it also provides rich data on why the problem of jail suicide remains such an intractable systems issue in the United States and how some jurisdictions are trying to innovate their responses.