Fresh Ideas Series Within the criminal justice system, there are three primary subcomponents acting as checks and…
When considering unethical judges, my first major run-in was Judge Michael Schipper’s courtroom. He bullies, threatens, and…
In late January 2023, Barry County Jail transitioned to a new commissary system. It was touted as…
Fresh Ideas Series ? Evidence-Based Reform DNA is a quintessential gamechanger in criminal justice. It has the…
Did you know courts hand out “random” satisfaction surveys? Except they’re anything but random. Those results are…
Fresh Ideas Series ? Evidence-Based Reform Stop-and-frisk practices are a controversial police tactic in which officers may…
Individual experiences raise broader questions about how local criminal justice systems operate. In Barry County, several patterns…
There are no perfect words to describe what it feels like when elected officials and public servants…
I learned that my husband was supposed to receive a pre-paid envelope to send a grievance in the mail. The guards refuse to provide it, directly interfering in the grievance process.
Back in 2023, I shared some of my lessons learned from my first Judicial Tenure Commission complaint…
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