"Safety and Insecurity," Liman's recent colloquium cohosted by @BrennanCenter, @FinesandFeesJC and @BerkeleyLaw's Policy Advocacy Clinic, explored the safety of shared spaces, reasons for widespread unease, and how to build more inclusive communities. https://t.co/giY3WbmlL5
Professor Judith Resnik tells the @nytimes what a Supreme Court ruling limiting the power of district court judges means for federal courts’ ability to check the White House.
https://t.co/WWRDlsEDYt
“People will die, and millions of Americans’ rights will be violated, because the division is not there to defend them.” A powerful op-ed by former Liman Fellow Katie Chamblee-Ryan ’12. https://t.co/31uRvuSQ6h
Excellent piece by @PikaGoldin. Liman is proud to have supported Erin Drake '20, WNBA Players' Association Senior Adviser & Legal Counsel, who began work with WNBA on this issue as a Liman fellow. https://t.co/ERB5KhzuOx
Great article featuring research by @FWDus: "On average, people with a family member behind bars spend around $4,000 a year on their incarcerated loved ones, the report says." https://t.co/OCn4NM4WLk
Congratulations to Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, who will receive the 2025 Elga R. Wasserman Courage, Clarity, and Leadership Award from the Yale Women’s Faculty Forum at their Annual Reception this fall! ✨ https://t.co/LDaH7S22im @YaleLawSch
Rachel Talamo, attorney at Prisoner’s Legal Services
of Massachusetts and 2023 Liman Fellow, helped file a federal class action lawsuit for denying treatment for Hepatitis C.
https://t.co/9RVRVvDAOT
In March, @GovKathyHochul gave in to prison guard demands, agreeing to subject incarcerated people to extended isolation in solitary confinement.
Solitary is a form of torture – and it will do little to improve working conditions or fix staffing concerns.
https://t.co/sD5DC2dXWF
Duncan Hosie, 2021 Liman Fellow, writes "The Supreme Court has in recent years consistently neglected petitions from inmates across the country—even those with the most persuasive claims."
The Apathetic Court https://t.co/4S03xHEKDb via @nybooks
“Unbounded power is the antithesis of the U.S. Constitution,” said Prof. Resnik. “That point is on display every time you enter the U.S. Supreme Court, where etched in stone are the words: ‘equal justice under law.’”
https://t.co/SNG6vpsTS5
"I have so many regrets. I thought my regrets would bury me. And then I realized that I made of my regrets, feathers."
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO @dwaynebetts spoke about prison, regrets, hope, and books for @TEDx at Green Rock Correctional Center.
https://t.co/QSkSElxcu5
In a new @GOVERNING story about the promising "Little Scandinavia" effort in Pennsylvania, AV's Julie James explains how prison staff decided they wanted to focus on rehabilitation & helping people prepare to reenter society, rather than just containment:
https://t.co/oiIMv6HWek
Most people on probation must pay monthly fees & other costs of supervision, despite more than half of them having annual incomes below $20,000.
These types of standard conditions can leave people in a vicious cycle of poverty.
https://t.co/jgltaEXcQ5
Incarceration has a wide-reaching and long-lasting effect on families.
People with incarcerated immediate family members are less likely to report good physical and mental health and less likely to rate as “thriving” in terms of overall well-being.
https://t.co/Q9lO5vKin6