Monica Solinas-Saunders

New pub on job stress among community corrections employees with a great group of researchers. Open access.

Self-reported offending and drug use after prison release: The pernicious role of stress during reentry Diverse research demonstrates that unmanageable stressors are relentless on the body and brain, especially among individuals reentering society post-i…

I guess it's great timing for my 1st post here to share my new #solo paper in #JournalofCriminalJustice

Using the #LoneStarProject, I examine how #stress confounds the association btw #mentalhealth and #offending & #druguse during #reentry in the 1st year out.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If we didn’t love our country and harbor hope for its highest ideals, days like today wouldn’t hurt so bad.

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help

5 ways to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth (cause the fed govt doesn’t run your house)

1. Find out what Sojourner Truth REALLY said
2. Buy a Black horror, scifi or fantasy book
3. Listen to “Naima” by John Coltrane
4. Send the victims of the LA fires in Altadena a few coins
5. Get a library card

I think people’s minds short-circuit so badly when they see “ethnic” names that they forget to cite these scholars. (Absolutely, 100% not talking about me, obviously.)

Hello out there scientists. If you're having meetings or grants or anything else impacted by freeze of NSF meetings, please feel free to reach out to me to share your story.

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Email: aknapp@forbes.com

Hoping for more funding opportunities to be posted soon. Let’s stay positive!

Things are terrible, but this was a bright spot. Delighted to be in such good company as a finalist for the Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota Nonfiction over at the Minnesota Book Awards:
thefriends.org/minnesota-bo...

We focus a lot on how tough the summers can be for facilities without AC… but prisons and jails aren’t exactly replete with blankets and other ways to stay warm. Cold spells like this can be tough to navigate, especially in states that aren’t used to them.

#criminaljustice #crimsky #corrections

Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as

This list might concern you or your job. Above all this list might concern you as a decent human being. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Calling all sociologists! Help shape the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Submit papers, extended abstracts, courses, preconferences, symposiums, and workshops through the online portal by Feb 26. Details: https://bit.ly/ASA2025Call.

#ASA #ASA2025 #sociology #research #professionaldevelopment

New play to debut at university exploring mothers' experiences in prison Scenes from Lost Mothers, a new play about the experiences of pregnant women and mothers in prison, is set to debut at the University of…

www.whtimes.co.uk/news/2487282... @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social @uniofherts.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk @daviesmiranda1.bsky.social @drtanyacapper.bsky.social @shonaminson.bsky.social @lostmothers.bsky.social @carolynharris.bsky.social @janeystarling.bsky.social

Prison abuse, deaths and escapes prompt calls for more oversight • Alabama Reflector As state legislatures convene in the coming weeks, many lawmakers are focusing on a key criminal justice issue for prisons and jails: more oversight.

"Correctional oversight will take center stage in this year’s legislative sessions, driven by mounting scrutiny of worsening prison and jail conditions and the growing adoption of independent oversight bodies across the country."

Great piece with insightful commentary by @micheledeitch.bsky.social

I support this kind of positivity!

Wishing every academic a prosperous new year filled with new interesting research questions, engaging writing, and tons of citations!

‘This is my way out.’ In Maine, remote work gives prisoners a lifeline. - The Boston Globe Remote work has spread far and wide since the pandemic spurred a work-from-home revolution of sorts, but perhaps no place more unexpectedly than behind prison walls.

It’s great that these incarcerated workers earn market wages. It’s horrible that news stories like this one treat “pay-to-stay” fees as normal, if not desirable.

“Like inmates in work-release programs … 10 percent of remote workers’ wages go to the state to offset the cost of room and board.”

Sociology and the Presidency In the days before the Fifth Floor, I had a little blog of my own, and last year, in the run-up to the election, I posted this commentary on sociology’s links to the White House. It remains a…

As we mourn and celebrate the exemplary life of Jimmy Carter, I thought back to Matthew Braswell’s essay (and Kevin Mattson’s book) describing the president’s discussions with sociologist Robert Bellah and historian Christopher Lasch. RIP. onthe5thfloor.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/s...

An excellent list!

Women’s Health in the Justice System: Exploring…maternal health | JUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina Grosvenor

Great to be featured alongside Dr Miranda Davies in this One Small Thing #JUSTICE episode where we discuss issues and challenges around maternal health in criminal justice settings, especially in relation to pregnancy, birth & the post natal period shows.acast.com/justice/epis...

Crime in 2024: A Historic Drop in Murder with Declining Violent and Property Crime America’s crime trends in 2024 were remarkably positive with an enormous decline in murder, a continued small but steady decline in violent crime, and a sizable decline in motor vehicle theft on the h...

Murder almost certainly fell at a historic rate in 2024 while reported violent crime fell a little bit and reported property crime fell a lot. My post this week summarizing America's crime trends in 2024:
jasher.substack.com/p/crime-in-2...

Figure showing number of school shootings per year since 2008

Just 2 days after the 12th anniversary of Sandy Hook, the US has its 83rd school shooting of the year, surpassing last year's record for the most school shootings.

This breaks my heart. And my heart will keep on breaking b/c the US won't change anything. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️‍🌈

That was very informative. Thank you.

My parents were children during WW2. Their memories of war have always been terrifying to me. We keep doing this to kids in different parts of the world.

Please don’t give them ideas!

I'll join PBS Newshour tonight to talk about the historic drop in drug overdose deaths, down roughly 17 percent in a single year.

One City’s Approach to Tackling Domestic Violence San Antonio has long had a high rate of family violence. An unusual court is trying to intervene before the violence turns deadly.

Great speaking w/ @nytimes.com about our recent work (w/ Andy Wheeler) on developing better estimates of domestic violence & how San Antonio is trying out new policy options: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/u...