The criminal justice system is targeting parents based on flawed science. That needs to stop.
Writing & Media
My opinion pieces about crime and justice have been published in USA Today, the Arizona Republic, and other news outlets. In my own writing and discussions with journalists, I focus on people who are harmed in our criminal legal system, both victims and defendants.
Flaws of Eyewitness ID Magnified by Facial Recognition Software: Researcher
Facial recognition software was supposed to be a step above eyewitness identification, but both methods have raised legitimate doubts about their reliability.
Re imagining Justice for System-Impacted Gender and Sexual Minorities, with the Appalachian Prison Book Project and LGBT Books to Prisoners
Panelists: Valena Beety, author of Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights, Hugh Ryan, author of The Women’s House […]
Wrongful Convictions of Women Panel, with the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution
Wrongfully convicted women face unique challenges. The criminal justice system accuses them not only of committing crimes, but of violating social expectations. Small wonder, then, that wrongfully convicted women are more likely than their male counterparts to be convicted of crimes against children—and of crimes that never even happened.
‘Cultural Bias’ and Wrongful Convictions of Women
Women are more likely than men to be convicted for crimes they didn’t commit—or for crimes that never occurred—and they often face harsher sentences, a webinar was told.
Brittney Griner: What’s next after WNBA star pleads guilty in Russia?
The 31-year American basketball star Brittney Griner has appeared in court in Moscow, where she pleaded guilty to a drug […]
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