JusticeWithJean
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Novel Debut: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME, May 12, 2026. Running Wild Pub. Prof.& Prison Activist, Author/ed 8 books including SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS (St. Martins), BOY WITH A KNIFE (IGpublishing). Truthout, BINJreports, BostonMag--https://jeantrounstine.com
Every year I post this from my blog because in our criminal legal system, so much stays the same. Let's spend some time thinking of everyone behind bars on #Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving in Prison | Jean Trounstine
Prisoners feel the same things we do behind bars and they are usually without family on Thanksgiving. They learn, as we do, to give thanks for what they have rather than what they've lost.
jeantrounstine.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Every year I post this from my blog because in our criminal legal system, so much stays the same. Let's spend some time thinking of everyone behind bars on #Thanksgiving
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Youth justice still needs much work
Joshua Rovner @sentencingproject.bsky.social
"Between 2000 and 2023, youth incarceration fell by almost 75%. However, racial and ethnic disparities in youth incarceration and sentencing persist amidst overall declines in youth arrests and incarceration."
Joshua Rovner @sentencingproject.bsky.social
"Between 2000 and 2023, youth incarceration fell by almost 75%. However, racial and ethnic disparities in youth incarceration and sentencing persist amidst overall declines in youth arrests and incarceration."
Youth Justice by the Numbers – The Sentencing Project
Between 2000 and 2023, there has been a 75% decline in youth incarceration. However, racial and ethnic disparities persist.
www.sentencingproject.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Youth justice still needs much work
Joshua Rovner @sentencingproject.bsky.social
"Between 2000 and 2023, youth incarceration fell by almost 75%. However, racial and ethnic disparities in youth incarceration and sentencing persist amidst overall declines in youth arrests and incarceration."
Joshua Rovner @sentencingproject.bsky.social
"Between 2000 and 2023, youth incarceration fell by almost 75%. However, racial and ethnic disparities in youth incarceration and sentencing persist amidst overall declines in youth arrests and incarceration."
Somebody named @carolineleavitt.bsky.social sent me these wild and fun earrings! Perfect for Zoom! They reflect light too.
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Somebody named @carolineleavitt.bsky.social sent me these wild and fun earrings! Perfect for Zoom! They reflect light too.
Great news!
"Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation." ie ILLEGAL
"Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation." ie ILLEGAL
Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Great news!
"Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation." ie ILLEGAL
"Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation." ie ILLEGAL
@prisonculture.bsky.social Your new newsletter is so moving! Everone should read it. I think you can subscribe here
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November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
Ex. article by Katy Naples-Mitchell @cwbeacon.bsky.social
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
On bail policy, Massachusetts must catch up - CommonWealth Beacon
Massachusetts has positioned itself as a leader on a range of policy domains under attack by the Trump administration. But as a national conversation has arisen about cash bail and public safety, fuel...
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ex. article by Katy Naples-Mitchell @cwbeacon.bsky.social
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
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NEW: Victor Rosario spent 32 years behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit before a judge overturned his convictions. More than a decade after his release, he returned to MCI Norfolk as a free man. There, he shared a walk—and a message of hope—with his old friends.
#Massachusetts
#Massachusetts
“Freedom is started from the inside”
Victor Rosario spent 32 years behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit. He returned to prison as a free man to share a walk—and a message of hope—with his old friends.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
NEW: Victor Rosario spent 32 years behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit before a judge overturned his convictions. More than a decade after his release, he returned to MCI Norfolk as a free man. There, he shared a walk—and a message of hope—with his old friends.
#Massachusetts
#Massachusetts
Those who sentence people to prison should know where they are sending them. JUDGES SHOULD SPEND A DAY IN PRISON!
The proposal, now open for public comment through Nov. 21, would require every New York judge with sentencing or detaining responsibilities to visit a correctional facility once a year.
The proposal, now open for public comment through Nov. 21, would require every New York judge with sentencing or detaining responsibilities to visit a correctional facility once a year.
Proposal would send New York judges to prison — for a day
The idea, advocates say, is to help them feel the gravity of what incarcerated life is like.
gothamist.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Those who sentence people to prison should know where they are sending them. JUDGES SHOULD SPEND A DAY IN PRISON!
The proposal, now open for public comment through Nov. 21, would require every New York judge with sentencing or detaining responsibilities to visit a correctional facility once a year.
The proposal, now open for public comment through Nov. 21, would require every New York judge with sentencing or detaining responsibilities to visit a correctional facility once a year.
Good Ruling!
"Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal."
The judge postponed the impact of her decision until Dec. 11 to give the Trump admin time to appeal her decision...However, her decision lands just as other rulings set on deployment in Chicago, Portland and LA.
"Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal."
The judge postponed the impact of her decision until Dec. 11 to give the Trump admin time to appeal her decision...However, her decision lands just as other rulings set on deployment in Chicago, Portland and LA.
Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal
The judge postponed the impact of her decision until Dec. 11 to give the Trump administration time to appeal her decision.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Good Ruling!
"Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal."
The judge postponed the impact of her decision until Dec. 11 to give the Trump admin time to appeal her decision...However, her decision lands just as other rulings set on deployment in Chicago, Portland and LA.
"Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal."
The judge postponed the impact of her decision until Dec. 11 to give the Trump admin time to appeal her decision...However, her decision lands just as other rulings set on deployment in Chicago, Portland and LA.
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Important Report from @prisonpolicy.org
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
Winnable criminal justice reforms in 2026
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies lawmakers can use for meaningful criminal legal system reform.
www.prisonpolicy.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Important Report from @prisonpolicy.org
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
Important Report from @prisonpolicy.org
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
Winnable criminal justice reforms in 2026
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies lawmakers can use for meaningful criminal legal system reform.
www.prisonpolicy.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Important Report from @prisonpolicy.org
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies I'm counting on lawmakers to follow for meaningful criminal justice reform.
By Sarah Staut & Emmett Sanders
Great Op-ed @bostonglobe.com today by Lara Jirmanus, Aaron Shakow & Sandra Susan Smith
"Harvard idealizes pluralism. It needs restorative justice instead"
"This is a crisis as serious as any in Harvard’s 400-year history. The university is failing in its duty to make academic freedom real for all"
"Harvard idealizes pluralism. It needs restorative justice instead"
"This is a crisis as serious as any in Harvard’s 400-year history. The university is failing in its duty to make academic freedom real for all"
Harvard idealizes pluralism. It needs restorative justice instead. - The Boston Globe
This is a crisis as serious as any in Harvard’s 400-year history. The university is failing in its duty to make academic freedom real for all.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Great Op-ed @bostonglobe.com today by Lara Jirmanus, Aaron Shakow & Sandra Susan Smith
"Harvard idealizes pluralism. It needs restorative justice instead"
"This is a crisis as serious as any in Harvard’s 400-year history. The university is failing in its duty to make academic freedom real for all"
"Harvard idealizes pluralism. It needs restorative justice instead"
"This is a crisis as serious as any in Harvard’s 400-year history. The university is failing in its duty to make academic freedom real for all"
Always up for hope and good news involving former prisoners who succeed in ways we never expect! @nolanews.bsky.social Brava Calvin Duncan!
Calvin Duncan, known as the ‘jailhouse lawyer,’ wins heated clerk of court race in New Orleans
New Orleans voters decided a tense race for Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court, a job tasked with maintaining court records and holding elections.
www.nola.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Always up for hope and good news involving former prisoners who succeed in ways we never expect! @nolanews.bsky.social Brava Calvin Duncan!
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Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For those interested in theatre in prison-- guess what? In Italy I listened to a band made up of former prisoners and correction officers. Unheard of in the states!
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For those interested in theatre in prison-- guess what? In Italy I listened to a band made up of former prisoners and correction officers. Unheard of in the states!
Excited to go to Florence tomorrow for this amazing Theatre in Prison conference where I will speak on the work I've done behind bars and the importance of theatre and literature programs for those who are often discarded.
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Dal carcere al teatro, un’occasione di rinascita per i detenuti
Al via l’undicesima edizione della rassegna di teatro in carcere Destini Incrociati, a cura del Teatro Popolare d’Arte e del Coordinamento Nazionale Teatro in Carcere. "L’auspicio è quello di superare...
www.lanazione.it
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Excited to go to Florence tomorrow for this amazing Theatre in Prison conference where I will speak on the work I've done behind bars and the importance of theatre and literature programs for those who are often discarded.
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Great Ruling!
"Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests."
"With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies."
Gift article
"Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests."
"With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies."
Gift article
Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Great Ruling!
"Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests."
"With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies."
Gift article
"Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests."
"With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies."
Gift article
Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Great Ruling!
"Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests."
"With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies."
Gift article
"Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests."
"With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies."
Gift article
After you read this wonderful article below, then check out another program that brings HOPE to those released from prison
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
After you read this wonderful article below, then check out another program that brings HOPE to those released from prison
"How an Illinois Prison Cheers Up Residents by Taking Their Photos"
When I directed plays inside prison, the women revelled in sending video to their family at home. They felt seen. They shared strengths with their kids. they were proud. Why would we expect anything else?
When I directed plays inside prison, the women revelled in sending video to their family at home. They felt seen. They shared strengths with their kids. they were proud. Why would we expect anything else?
The Surprising Power of Getting Your Picture Taken in Prison
Illinois River Correctional Center allowed incarcerated people to have their photo taken in 2024. The change has brought hope to the prison.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"How an Illinois Prison Cheers Up Residents by Taking Their Photos"
When I directed plays inside prison, the women revelled in sending video to their family at home. They felt seen. They shared strengths with their kids. they were proud. Why would we expect anything else?
When I directed plays inside prison, the women revelled in sending video to their family at home. They felt seen. They shared strengths with their kids. they were proud. Why would we expect anything else?
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A fantastic program in higher ed for formerly incarcerated people that I wrote to shine a light on the talents and persistence of those who come out of prison and shine far beyond society's expectations. Please share!
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Beyond Boston: Fighting Poverty And Prison With College In Worcester | BINJ
Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education's proven power to cut recidivism
binj.news
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A fantastic program in higher ed for formerly incarcerated people that I wrote to shine a light on the talents and persistence of those who come out of prison and shine far beyond society's expectations. Please share!
binj.news/2025/11/04/b...
binj.news/2025/11/04/b...
A fantastic program in higher ed for formerly incarcerated people that I wrote to shine a light on the talents and persistence of those who come out of prison and shine far beyond society's expectations. Please share!
binj.news/2025/11/04/b...
binj.news/2025/11/04/b...
Beyond Boston: Fighting Poverty And Prison With College In Worcester | BINJ
Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education's proven power to cut recidivism
binj.news
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A fantastic program in higher ed for formerly incarcerated people that I wrote to shine a light on the talents and persistence of those who come out of prison and shine far beyond society's expectations. Please share!
binj.news/2025/11/04/b...
binj.news/2025/11/04/b...