True stories, criminology insight & life after incarceration
PhD and lived experience student and educator in criminology. Chicago/Champaign, Illinois.
This is a site about surviving violent trauma, the child welfare system, institutional care, and living with disabilities written by an institutional care survivor living with complex trauma and physical disability.
I'm writing my first bookโit's a memoir. I'm using this Substack to share my experience and sometimes, life stuff. I write stories, tips, and review my favorite memoirs.
A newsletter about my investigations into prisons, jails, and police. Here I'll share the stories and backstories behind my journalism.