Dr. Brittany T Martin
@brittanytmartin.bsky.social
URI Assistant Professor | Punishment Scholar | Academic Mom | She/Her
Very excited to share that my research project exploring the impact of the recent Rhode Island legislation to alleviate court costs is being funded by the Russell Sage Foundation.
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Does the Alleviation of Criminal Legal Debt End the Cycle of Punishment? | Russell Sage Foundation
www.russellsage.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Very excited to share that my research project exploring the impact of the recent Rhode Island legislation to alleviate court costs is being funded by the Russell Sage Foundation.
www.russellsage.org/grants/does-...
www.russellsage.org/grants/does-...
New paper on criminalizing traffic offenses and debtors’ probation in Georgia with amazing coauthors! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1177/0093...
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July 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New paper on criminalizing traffic offenses and debtors’ probation in Georgia with amazing coauthors! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1177/0093...
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Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
Starved in Jail
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?
www.newyorker.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
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For most voters, "the economy" doesn't mean the economy. It means: "my ability to afford the kind of life that was promised to me."
A new report finds the bottom 60% of U.S. households—or *two-thirds* of the population—can't afford a “minimal quality of life": housing, health care, and other necessities.
"Indicators like GDP and unemployment tell us the economy is thriving. But they don’t reflect the reality of most Americans."
"Indicators like GDP and unemployment tell us the economy is thriving. But they don’t reflect the reality of most Americans."
May 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For most voters, "the economy" doesn't mean the economy. It means: "my ability to afford the kind of life that was promised to me."
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Poverty plays a central role in mass incarceration. The system punishes poverty – and actually exacerbates it.
A criminal record and time spent in prison destroys wealth, creates debt, initiates or perpetuates cycles of homelessness, and decimates job opportunities.
A criminal record and time spent in prison destroys wealth, creates debt, initiates or perpetuates cycles of homelessness, and decimates job opportunities.
March 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Poverty plays a central role in mass incarceration. The system punishes poverty – and actually exacerbates it.
A criminal record and time spent in prison destroys wealth, creates debt, initiates or perpetuates cycles of homelessness, and decimates job opportunities.
A criminal record and time spent in prison destroys wealth, creates debt, initiates or perpetuates cycles of homelessness, and decimates job opportunities.
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The headline really sanitizes what they did to this guy. Getting stripped naked, inadequate food, sleep deprivation sounds more like war on terror ear rendition than "interrogation."
March 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The headline really sanitizes what they did to this guy. Getting stripped naked, inadequate food, sleep deprivation sounds more like war on terror ear rendition than "interrogation."
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
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"What good is low unemployment when workers are a paycheck away from homelessness?"
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"What good is low unemployment when workers are a paycheck away from homelessness?"
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
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This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
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Repost if your autistic kid has an IEP and you’re looking for a wall to punch right now
In case you thought your kids will be safe in a blue state--our future Secretary of Education is proposing moving special education under RFK Jr. at HHS.
February 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Repost if your autistic kid has an IEP and you’re looking for a wall to punch right now
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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"The American Association of University Professors, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education &other groups argue in a lawsuit filed Mon that the orders exceed executive legal authority, violate both the 1st & 5th Amendments, &threaten academic freedom &access to HE for all"
Higher ed organizations sue against Trump’s DEI orders
The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution.
www.insidehighered.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"The American Association of University Professors, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education &other groups argue in a lawsuit filed Mon that the orders exceed executive legal authority, violate both the 1st & 5th Amendments, &threaten academic freedom &access to HE for all"
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This is effectively a ban on sociology. Banned words include "inequality" (and "inequalities" just in case), "socioeconomic," "status," "gender," "race and ethnicity," "institutional," "systemic," "biases," "polarization," and even "sense of belonging." Is there any subfield left?!
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is effectively a ban on sociology. Banned words include "inequality" (and "inequalities" just in case), "socioeconomic," "status," "gender," "race and ethnicity," "institutional," "systemic," "biases," "polarization," and even "sense of belonging." Is there any subfield left?!
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Happy:
Black history
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Black people
Black community
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Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
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Black liberation
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Black history
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Black people
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February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
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The economy is booming, but Americans are sicker, sadder, and more stressed than we used to be. Maybe because that economic growth was built on a culture of overwork that sacrifices people's wellbeing.
New today:
Death rates for Americans aged 25-44 have been rising since 2010. Their mortality is now 70% higher than it would be had pre-2011 mortality declines continued.
w Rafeya Raquib, Katie Berry, Keeley Morris, & @astokespop.bsky.social
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Death rates for Americans aged 25-44 have been rising since 2010. Their mortality is now 70% higher than it would be had pre-2011 mortality declines continued.
w Rafeya Raquib, Katie Berry, Keeley Morris, & @astokespop.bsky.social
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
January 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The economy is booming, but Americans are sicker, sadder, and more stressed than we used to be. Maybe because that economic growth was built on a culture of overwork that sacrifices people's wellbeing.
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Join us for this all-Star lineup on March 7!!!!
Another banger hosted by American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Corrections and Sentencing (DCS) Mentoring Committee 🤗
Another banger hosted by American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Corrections and Sentencing (DCS) Mentoring Committee 🤗
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us for this all-Star lineup on March 7!!!!
Another banger hosted by American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Corrections and Sentencing (DCS) Mentoring Committee 🤗
Another banger hosted by American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Corrections and Sentencing (DCS) Mentoring Committee 🤗
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NSF grantees - people who have already received their grants based on a previously funded and approved research proposal - are being told to stop any activities related to DEI and accessibility.
Call this what it is: government censorship of ongoing research projects.
www.opm.gov/policy-data-...
Call this what it is: government censorship of ongoing research projects.
www.opm.gov/policy-data-...
January 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NSF grantees - people who have already received their grants based on a previously funded and approved research proposal - are being told to stop any activities related to DEI and accessibility.
Call this what it is: government censorship of ongoing research projects.
www.opm.gov/policy-data-...
Call this what it is: government censorship of ongoing research projects.
www.opm.gov/policy-data-...
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case challenging Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting for individuals with certain felony convictions, which the state enshrined in its 1890 constitution with the express purpose of denying Black men the right to vote.
SCOTUS Declines To Review Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Felony Disenfranchisement Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case challenging Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting for individuals with certain felony convictions, which the state enshrined in its 1890 constitution with the express purpose of denying Black men the right to vote.
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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
www.ajmc.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
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In case it wasn't already clear whose lives count most in this country.
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:54 PM
In case it wasn't already clear whose lives count most in this country.
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This new report by @prisonpolicy.bsky.social offers a nuanced glimpse into jail admissions. We typically know how many admissions happen in a given year, but now we know how many unique individuals are admitted (and how many are repeat admissions). This is a great complement to BJS data.
Who is jailed, how often, and why: Our Jail Data Initiative collaboration offers a fresh look at the misuse of local jails
Using a novel data source, we examine the flow of individuals booked into a nationally-representative sample of jails along lines of race, ethnicity, sex, age, ...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:27 PM
This new report by @prisonpolicy.bsky.social offers a nuanced glimpse into jail admissions. We typically know how many admissions happen in a given year, but now we know how many unique individuals are admitted (and how many are repeat admissions). This is a great complement to BJS data.
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The new issue of Theoretical Criminology is out in the world with a terrific special issue on Dismantling the Shadow Carceral State, edited by Gabriela Kirk-Werner, Brittany Friedman @curlyprofessor.bsky.social, & April D. Fernandes. Check it out:
journals.sagepub.com/toc/tcra/28/4
journals.sagepub.com/toc/tcra/28/4
Theoretical Criminology - Volume 28, Number 4, Nov 01, 2024
Table of contents for Theoretical Criminology, 28, 4, Nov 01, 2024
journals.sagepub.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:22 PM
The new issue of Theoretical Criminology is out in the world with a terrific special issue on Dismantling the Shadow Carceral State, edited by Gabriela Kirk-Werner, Brittany Friedman @curlyprofessor.bsky.social, & April D. Fernandes. Check it out:
journals.sagepub.com/toc/tcra/28/4
journals.sagepub.com/toc/tcra/28/4