Annie Phoenix

Executive Director, Jesuit Social Research Institute- Faith that Does Justice- ***opinions are my own***

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

Thanks @JesuitsUCS for the opportunity to share my experiences and vision for JSRI!

[Jesuit Social Research Institute @JSRI_JustSouth]

Meet our new Executive Director! Read her welcome message and hear her recent podcast interview with
@JesuitsUCS AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast here: https://t.co/m9szu4cTfD

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

JSRI board member, Charles Amos testifying to protect our kids who are sentenced as adults. Thank you, Charles! @JSRI_JustSouth

[Bruce Reilly, J.D. @Unprison]

Charles explains to the Committee what happens to kids in adult prisons, the horror of solitary confinement, and the devil’s choice of either assaulting someone or being assaulted. Which would you choose? #lalege learn more about Mr. Amos through @VisitingRoomPr

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

LISTEN: @VisitingRoomPr is highlighting the first-person narratives of people serving life sentences.

Learn more about the project + hear from @love__justice on the increasing use of life sentences in the U.S. https://t.co/NVtkSF66wO

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

Excited to start the semester with our new group of students at Rayburn!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Jesuit Social Research Institute @JSRI_JustSouth]

Today is the first day of class for @Loyola_NOLA students at Rayburn Correctional Center! This photo is from orientation last week.

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

*EDIT- *hopelessness*

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

"Of the 5 people I was arrested with the two white people never saw the inside of a prison. The prosecutor saw hopefulness in my Blackness and hope in their whiteness." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

"The average GPA of students in our program is 3.75. I am not an exception." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

"Life in prison is the modern day noose. We aren't hanging people in the streets but we are throwing them away." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

"The US not only has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, we also have the highest rate of solitary confinement in the world." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

"Once we see people in prison as human beings it won't be difficult to pass legislation to support education and jobs. It would be easy to do those things if we change the narrative." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

@Prof_Andrisse speaking T Loyola University about our perceptions of people in prison @JSRI_JustSouth @prison2pro

[Jesuit Social Research Institute @JSRI_JustSouth]

Check out this new series featuring @RunWithJason's Civil Rights Division! JSRI Fellow Bidish Sarma has done amazing work in this division.

[Jesuit Social Research Institute @JSRI_JustSouth]

Meet our new Executive Director! Read her welcome message and hear her recent podcast interview with
@JesuitsUCS AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast here: https://t.co/m9szu4cTfD

[Noel Vest, PhD @noelvest]

50 years ago, prisoners spoke up for themselves and the world listened. On September 9-10th the Rise Up Conference will celebrate this courageous fight to center the voice of those incarcerated. Please join for what will be an incredible event. Sign up: https://t.co/iqAouKL4Ht

[Noel Vest, PhD @noelvest]

I used to smoke meth every day & now I don't. I offer value to research because of this experience. There I said it...

Potential Value of the Insights and Lived Experiences of Addiction Researchers With Addiction: Journal of Addiction Medicine
https://t.co/aKVh00DWNK

[Operation Restoration @TheOR_NOLA]

OR Co-Founder and Growth and Development Director @AnnieORNola had a powerful conversation on civic engagement this morning with Dr. Jeffrey Benjamin of @du1869 during @cathcharitiesNO's 2021 Virtual Symposium for Systemic Change.

[Annie Phoenix @AnnieJSRI]

@kristylaschober @GrandmaCheesy77 any contacts in CT?

[Operation Restoration @TheOR_NOLA]

Due to the determination of the formerly incarcerated community, Congress has released a bill that includes language to repeal the ban on #PellGrants for incarcerated students & the financial aid elimination penalty for students with drug convictions. https://t.co/ogEtpM1dxz

[Grant Wilder Smith @grantwilder3]

BIG NEWS💥💥💥: The DRUG CONVICTION QUESTION is officially being ELIMINATED from the federal student aid form known as the FAFSA as part of the massive year-end package that Congress is rushing to pass. For two decades, the Dept of Education included the drug Q on the FAFSA.. 1/

[Noel Vest, PhD @noelvest]

All of the advocacy...so worth it! #PellforAll #UnlockHigherEd