Jacinta Hunt and Erica King discuss how Motivational Interviewing strategies can help support people who are and have been incarcerated. "I can't imagine doing my work without directly impacted people, Jacinta being one,” says Erica King, senior manager at CEPP. “Jacinta's perspective and …
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Impacts of Incarceration Video Library
Impacts of Incarceration is a free video library designed to educate, empower, and create meaningful change by sharing the stories, experiences, wisdom and resilience of people impacted by incarceration. The Pathfinder Network is proud to present Impacts of Incarceration in collaboration with …
Gender-Responsive Services and Equitable Diversion Access
Erica King, CEPP Senior Manager, and Kristie Puckett, CEPP Gender Justice Policy Advisor, shared their expertise and experiences in a webinar hosted by the Council of State Governments Justice Center on June 28. Ms. King and Ms. Puckett explored the consequences of ignoring gender for women with …
Changing the Conversation: CEPP’s Erica King Joins C4 Innovations Podcast
Erica King, Senior Manager at CEPP, joined C4 Innovations' Changing the Conversation podcast to discuss using Motivational Interviewing strategies to support women and nonbinary people in criminal justice systems. Ms. King talked with host Ali Hall about the need to “elevate partnerships …
Giving Birth in Jail Often Comes With Medical Neglect, Texas Jail Project Finds
This piece was published in coordination with Zealous, an organization working to amplify the perspective of public defenders. This op-ed discusses the trauma of giving birth in jail. Amy Growcock was incarcerated in Harris county jail from Aug 19 to Aug 31, 2022 for a failure to submit a urine …
Incarcerated Women and Girls
Research on female incarceration is critical to understanding the full consequences of mass incarceration and to unraveling the policies and practices that lead to their criminalization. The female incarcerated population stands over six times higher than in 1980. By The Sentencing Project …
Women’s Mass Incarceration:
The Whole Pie 2023
This report provides a detailed view of the 172,700 women and girls incarcerated in the United States, and how they fit into the even broader picture of correctional control. We pull together data from a number of government agencies and break down the number of women and girls held by each …
How Prison Education Overlooks Women
For women serving time, fewer choices and more delays stand in the way of college degrees. By The Chronicle of Higher Education …
Shackled: The Devastating Reality of Childbirth Behind Bars
Prisons were not built for women, writes podcaster Maggie Freleng — and nowhere is that clearer than the shameful treatment of pregnant people who are incarcerated. By Rolling Stone …
Nearly Half of US States Lack Data on Incarcerated Mothers, New Report Finds. Here’s Why That’s ‘Very Troubling’
Nearly half of US states do not collect data on the number of incarcerated women with children making it difficult for some nonprofits to provide services to those youth, according to a new report released Wednesday. The study, conducted between July and October of this year by the …
Idaho Botanical Garden Helps Female Inmates Reenter Society
The Idaho Botanical Garden has a long connection to corrections. East Boise Community Reentry Center is an all-female reentry center for low-custody inmates. It's located next to the Old Penitentiary, which is adjacent to the garden. Idaho Botanical Garden and the reentry center have a …
Episode 5: Credible Messengers in the Youth Legal System
CEPP's Senior Manager Erica King went on the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) Podcast on Credible Messengers to talk to Host and Youth Policy Consultant Abdul Ali about what research tells us regarding the problems with our current legal system and the negative impact it has on young people and …