Kelly Pierce

Criminal Justice PhD candidate at University of Cincinnati

Mostly here to lurk

[Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD @Nicole_Lee_Sch]

When I talk about the importance of granting students accommodations WITHOUT relying on formal paperwork this is why it matters. It is DANGEROUS for some people to have diagnoses on their medical records. 1/3

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

New Florida prison policy on trans health care is 'like conversion therapy' https://t.co/MkO9Ootf3L

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

This new DOJ report does list limiting "restrictive housing" (solitary confinement) as one way to reduce suicides in the federal Bureau of Prisons--which currently holds more people in solitary than any other prison system. https://t.co/eofP8QQTuF

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Dehumanization is not simply a side effect of incarceration: It is intentional and has been a part of prisons in the US since the first brick was laid.

That's why advocates in Virginia at @HumanizationPro are fighting to humanize those behind bars & drive policy change.

[The Appeal @theappeal]

ADHD saturates the American prison system. While only 4.4 percent of the general public has ADHD, as many as half of adult prisoners and two-thirds of children in juvenile facilities have the condition. Yet no state in the country prioritizes ADHD treatment in its prisons. [1/2]

[Bianca @BiancaTylek]

There is something huge happening in the prison industry and no one appears to be paying attention: the correctional healthcare sector is collapsing. THREAD

[Nicole McKenna, PhD @NicoleCMcKenna]

We’re still looking for youth detention staff & admin to be interviewed for our research study on trauma-informed care. You can email me ([email protected]) or fill out this interest form! https://t.co/okIw1SIhE0

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

For suicide & deaths linked to drugs or alcohol, the first few days in jail are the deadliest.

Pretrial detention is not “tough medicine.” It can cause immense harm – something judges tragically and systematically ignore when deciding whether to release or detain someone.

[Kelly Pierce @Lowdexscore]

@NicoleCMcKenna Thanks for letting me work on this with you, this was such an interesting topic!

[Nicole McKenna, PhD @NicoleCMcKenna]

Meant to post this a few weeks ago, but life has been busy! I started this paper when in my first year of my PhD & it’s finally out!
https://t.co/YQfpqqjsV5

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

If the US is serious about ending the housing crisis, it will dismantle the revolving door between incarceration and homelessness – putting housing first instead of criminalizing vulnerable people for not having access to safe, stable, and affordable housing.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Even though states like Texas are rightfully scorned for failing to provide livable environments for people in prisons, more temperate states (like those in the Northeast) aren’t off the hook either.

https://t.co/7bQm9bebRC

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

On any given day, more than 50,000 people are in solitary confinement – a practice that literally shrinks the brain and leads to permanent damage.

Is this how the system plans to “reform” incarcerated people?

https://t.co/fJrVe8qaHE

[Kelly Pierce @Lowdexscore]

@TracyWiles Jaheira poking fun at Halsin for kissing with bear breath- can't seem to trigger it in game but it exists apparently. https://t.co/YUOiJxf1os

[Seb Shaw @Autistic_Doc]

🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️

Barriers to healthcare & a ‘triple empathy problem’ may lead to adverse outcomes for #ActuallyAutistic adults

“It was life threatening and nearly killed me because I was too ill & too disabled to access doctors”

Read free: https://t.co/sV8qDo0F8o

@BSMSMedSchool

[jackson mclaren @jmclaren117]

Hi folks! My dissertation research is underway on video games-if you have played any of the 8 games on my recruitment flyer, give my survey a look and circulate this to your friends :) Here is the survey link: https://t.co/Hjj9QT4ZK9

[Emily♡ @ItsEmilyKaty]

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay and we cannot talk about suicide prevention without talking about the significantly higher rates of suicidal thoughts, attempts and completed suicides among autistic people. Autistic people deserve better.

[Keri Blakinger @keribla]

If you wanted to read my story about men who play D&D on Texas death row, but stumbled on the NYT paywall -- here's a free version, on @MarshallProj (with even more photos and illustrations) https://t.co/VdHQPCpc0B

[Worth Rises @WorthRises]

Missouri will begin banning friends & family from sending books to incarcerated people next month. This will only work to benefit the prison telecom industry, which charges exorbitant rates for books on tablets.

Access to books should NEVER be out of reach due to predatory cost.

[Kelly Pierce @Lowdexscore]

@KatieD_PhD I know there are lots of books suggested already, but "A Pound of Flesh" by Alexes Harris!