Erin Eife

Excited about this new pub! The first of many out of the Jail Justice Initiative :)

Pie chart showing that over 1 million jail bookings per year involve missed court dates. 488,000 are FTA with other charges. 546,000 are FTA charges only.

Of all the reasons people get sent to jail, forgetting an appointment has to be among the least justifiable.

Yet, each year, 1 million jail bookings involve people facing failure to appear (FTA) charges.

Shuffling people into the system for missing court does not keep us safe🧵

More caffeine is rarely the right answer, but it is always AN answer.

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Sounds good! I'm not super active here so I'm going to dm you my contact info :)

I volunteer with Prison Health News (prisonhealth.news) and we're trying to get our publication into more women's prisons. Would love to connect about this if it's something you're interested including in the health fair (or in other ways).

In the final stages of my book manuscript (!!) and seeking recommendations for a good academic copy-editor. I'd be very appreciative if folks pm'ed or emailed me (eeife@gmu.edu) recs. Thank you!

I really like how Zohran Mamdani has run a campaign that is so focused on making New York City a safe (including from the fascism of our current federal government) and affordable place for all its residents, and I am really appalled by how racist so much of the opposition to his candidacy has been.

The carceral state beyond bars: Pretrial surveillance as a structural determinant of health The expanding reach of the carceral state has led to a rise in surveillance-based reforms marketed as humane alternatives to incarceration. Electronic…

My 🚨new pub🚨 in SS&M with Brian Tuohy argues that pretrial surveillance is a structural determinant of health, as it leads to stress, restricted medical access, and increased use of ER. Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The hidden harms of bond reform: Examining the impact of bond reform on restrictive conditions of release In recent years, jurisdictions across the US have implemented different versions of bond reform with the intent to eliminate certain inequalities asso…

🚨new article🚨 We show how, even though rates of incarceration may decrease, bond reform can lead to an increase in release conditions (like EM), especially for Black people. We should consider these consequences when designing/implementing reform. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If you're an ASC member, you should have received an email about the petition. Please dm me if you have any questions!

For ASC members, please consider signing onto our petition for a new Division of Courts and Pretrial Justice! This would create an intellectual home and supportive community for those of us that study courts and pretrial during the conference and throughout the year!

Happening today at 1p ET! Feel free to dm or email me (eeife@gmu.edu) for registration info.

Done!

Thanks for sharing, Andrea!

Please just us on 5/13 @ 1pm ET for a panel on "How to Conference" sponsored by ASA's Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance! We have an amazing group of interdisciplinary scholars. Feel free to dm me for more info!

While similar to post-conviction carceral citizenship, incipient carceral citizens uniquely experience uncertainty and constriction (or the narrowing of one's social and legal landscape), furthering marginalizing people charged with crimes.

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🚨New article out in Punishment & Society🚨 We show how legally innocent people awaiting adjudication are translated into carceral citizens even before conviction. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out @chiarapackard.bsky.social's thread for info on how to sign up for our discussion tomorrow on this amazing book by @kelleyfong.bsky.social!

Join the Punishment & Society Reading Group this Friday, April 18th at 3 pm ET to discuss Investigating Families @kelleyfong.bsky.social ✨ We’re lucky that Dr. Fong will be joining the conversation!

DM me to subscribe to our mailing list and receive the Zoom link to join 📥 @erineife.bsky.social

Excited for our next reading group *THIS FRIDAY*, April 18th!

If you're an academic job market candidate studying causal questions related to crime/CJ policy, and you're still looking for a job for next year, could you email me? I'm trying to keep track/would love to help if I can.

🚨New Predoc Posting Alert!🚨

@koenig-felix.bsky.social and I are looking to hire a full-time predoctoral fellow to work with us on projects about the economics of labor markets and the future work at @carnegiemellon.bsky.social

Please share and/or apply!

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We're one week away from the first Punishment & Society Reading Group for this semester! On Friday 3/7 @ 3:00-4:30pm ET, we will be discussing Foucault's Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (1975). Please dm me if you'd like to be added to the listserv for Zoom info!

I am so pleased to announce a Palestinian Studies cluster hire at @huntercollege.bsky.social - we are hiring one person in the arts and another in the social sciences. This is an incredible source of pride for me as a faculty member & one of the many reasons that I feel so lucky to work here 1/

just to make sure: are there any carceral historians (or historians doing police, crime, incarceration-related topics) still looking to join a panel submission for Urban History Association?

Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize The annual prize is awarded to two writers who are currently or formerly incarcerated.

Submissions open today for the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. This prize uplifts the work of writers who are currently & formerly incarcerated.
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Spread the word!

The prize honors my sister, who died five years ago after many years in and out of incarceration. 💔

love to see an article that captures that “the sheriff’s office is lying to me” feeling