Charlotte Lee
@charlattelee.bsky.social
She/her | Autistic Criminal Justice PhD student at IU Boomington | Kent State grad | interested in disability & criminology, delinquency, and developmental crim. | cat mom
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Charlotte Lee
@charlattelee.bsky.social
· Sep 26
First conference presentation is in the books! A link to my PowerPoint & references can be found in my profile #MCJA2025 #criminology
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Thanks for all the thoughtful comments, everyone! J has also written a haunting piece about how vulnerable non-speakers are when they are not taught to type and cannot self advocate.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Stereotypes Killing Us Nonspeaking Autistics
Another autistic person was left to cook alive in a hot vehicle. Far too often, the so-called normal world treats us as disposable.
www.thenation.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Thanks for all the thoughtful comments, everyone! J has also written a haunting piece about how vulnerable non-speakers are when they are not taught to type and cannot self advocate.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Boilermakers, I owe you an apology. I wasn't familiar with your game. #IndianaDailyStudent #TheExponent
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Boilermakers, I owe you an apology. I wasn't familiar with your game. #IndianaDailyStudent #TheExponent
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Reading and resources for Prison Banned Books week, which runs all week next week.
That, plus this week's lengthy book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/reading-and-...
That, plus this week's lengthy book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/reading-and-...
Reading and Resources for Prison Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, October 17, 2025
Next week is Prison Banned Books Week. Here are some readings and resources in preparation.
bookriot.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reading and resources for Prison Banned Books week, which runs all week next week.
That, plus this week's lengthy book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/reading-and-...
That, plus this week's lengthy book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/reading-and-...
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This story is horrific. Kudos to the kids for fighting back. Read today's issue of the Indiana Daily Student online, complete with redacted advertising space and a killer opening statement. issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This story is horrific. Kudos to the kids for fighting back. Read today's issue of the Indiana Daily Student online, complete with redacted advertising space and a killer opening statement. issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
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People in prison explain what music means to them — and how they access it. Story via @npr.org
People in prison explain what music means to them — and how they access it
Three people incarcerated at prisons across the U.S. spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about how music helps them reconnect with the past, endure the present and envision the future.
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
People in prison explain what music means to them — and how they access it. Story via @npr.org
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TOMORROW: 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET
Join us for a Reddit AMA with Gretchen Sween, attorney for #RobertRoberson, a man scheduled for execution in Texas on Oct. 16 for a crime that never occurred. She'll answer your questions about Robert’s case and how you can help. bit.ly/4gV274s
Join us for a Reddit AMA with Gretchen Sween, attorney for #RobertRoberson, a man scheduled for execution in Texas on Oct. 16 for a crime that never occurred. She'll answer your questions about Robert’s case and how you can help. bit.ly/4gV274s
September 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
TOMORROW: 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET
Join us for a Reddit AMA with Gretchen Sween, attorney for #RobertRoberson, a man scheduled for execution in Texas on Oct. 16 for a crime that never occurred. She'll answer your questions about Robert’s case and how you can help. bit.ly/4gV274s
Join us for a Reddit AMA with Gretchen Sween, attorney for #RobertRoberson, a man scheduled for execution in Texas on Oct. 16 for a crime that never occurred. She'll answer your questions about Robert’s case and how you can help. bit.ly/4gV274s
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The SPLC’s report "Real Alternatives: Ending Disciplinary Alternative Education" analyzes the experiences of students attending alternative schools and highlights the need for interventions to reduce and avoid these unnecessary and harmful disciplinary placements. Read it here:https://bit.ly/42hAaxh
September 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The SPLC’s report "Real Alternatives: Ending Disciplinary Alternative Education" analyzes the experiences of students attending alternative schools and highlights the need for interventions to reduce and avoid these unnecessary and harmful disciplinary placements. Read it here:https://bit.ly/42hAaxh
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People with disabilities are failed by the criminal legal system time & time again.
After disproportionate contact with law enforcement, unaccommodating courts, and unequipped jails, thousands with disabilities are locked up in state prisons on a given day.
After disproportionate contact with law enforcement, unaccommodating courts, and unequipped jails, thousands with disabilities are locked up in state prisons on a given day.
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
People with disabilities are failed by the criminal legal system time & time again.
After disproportionate contact with law enforcement, unaccommodating courts, and unequipped jails, thousands with disabilities are locked up in state prisons on a given day.
After disproportionate contact with law enforcement, unaccommodating courts, and unequipped jails, thousands with disabilities are locked up in state prisons on a given day.
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In a recent piece, Kelsey Dodson shares what it's like to menstruate in prison. One woman says she was forced to bleed through her underwear, her pants, and finally her white blanket during an hour-long count. This piece was co-published with @theguardian.com. Please give it a read.
What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison
Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.
prisonjournalismproject.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In a recent piece, Kelsey Dodson shares what it's like to menstruate in prison. One woman says she was forced to bleed through her underwear, her pants, and finally her white blanket during an hour-long count. This piece was co-published with @theguardian.com. Please give it a read.
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Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
First conference presentation is in the books! A link to my PowerPoint & references can be found in my profile #MCJA2025 #criminology
September 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
First conference presentation is in the books! A link to my PowerPoint & references can be found in my profile #MCJA2025 #criminology
hmm. sounds familiar.
July 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
hmm. sounds familiar.
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"Amanda’s story is a stark reminder of how the American pretrial system fails its most vulnerable – treating disability not with care, but with suspicion and neglect.
She was presumed guilty not only of a crime, but of faking her pain and her need."
bailproject.org/stories/they...
She was presumed guilty not only of a crime, but of faking her pain and her need."
bailproject.org/stories/they...
"They Said I Didn't Look Disabled"
Read one woman’s account of being jailed while sick and in pain – and how The Bail Project was able to help.
bailproject.org
July 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Amanda’s story is a stark reminder of how the American pretrial system fails its most vulnerable – treating disability not with care, but with suspicion and neglect.
She was presumed guilty not only of a crime, but of faking her pain and her need."
bailproject.org/stories/they...
She was presumed guilty not only of a crime, but of faking her pain and her need."
bailproject.org/stories/they...
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3 Classic Novels That Have Made Prison Life More Bearable. From Dostoevsky to Camus, my reading life has given me something to live for.
3 Classic Novels That Have Made Prison Life More Bearable
From Dostoevsky to Camus, my reading life has given me something to live for.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
3 Classic Novels That Have Made Prison Life More Bearable. From Dostoevsky to Camus, my reading life has given me something to live for.
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Adam Bryant died in solitary confinement in an Indiana jail, following days of neglect from staff as his medical condition worsened. He should still be alive today.
Bryant's death highlights the cruelty of solitary confinement and the urgent need to end this harmful practice.
Bryant's death highlights the cruelty of solitary confinement and the urgent need to end this harmful practice.
Death of man in Indiana jail highlights cruelty of solitary confinement: ‘A national disgrace’
Adam Bryant, 29, died on Christmas while confined in a solitary jail cell. Advocates say significant reforms are needed
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Adam Bryant died in solitary confinement in an Indiana jail, following days of neglect from staff as his medical condition worsened. He should still be alive today.
Bryant's death highlights the cruelty of solitary confinement and the urgent need to end this harmful practice.
Bryant's death highlights the cruelty of solitary confinement and the urgent need to end this harmful practice.
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An incarcerated writer spent over a year in excruciating pain before medical professionals finally took her seriously. Then she was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer.
She Was in Constant Pain. They Told Her It Was Normal.
In prison, we have to fight for a diagnosis before we can fight the disease.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
An incarcerated writer spent over a year in excruciating pain before medical professionals finally took her seriously. Then she was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer.
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Incarcerated people have more chronic medical conditions than ever
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
July 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Incarcerated people have more chronic medical conditions than ever
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
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“You put together intersectional feminism with criminology, and you recognize that our criminal legal system hasn't looked at the role of women. I kept wanting to say, what about women?”
—Venezia Michalsen, author of INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY
Read the Q&A:
—Venezia Michalsen, author of INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY
Read the Q&A:
Q&A with Venezia Michalsen, author of "Intersectional Feminist Criminology"
Author Venezia Michalsen discusses her motivations for writing the book and the impact she hopes it will have on other Criminology students and scholars.
www.ucpress.edu
July 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“You put together intersectional feminism with criminology, and you recognize that our criminal legal system hasn't looked at the role of women. I kept wanting to say, what about women?”
—Venezia Michalsen, author of INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY
Read the Q&A:
—Venezia Michalsen, author of INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY
Read the Q&A:
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BREAKING: Texas schedules Oct. 16 execution date for #RobertRoberson. He would become the first person in the U.S. executed based on the widely-discredited “shaken baby” hypothesis. innocenceproject.org/news/breakin...
Court Schedules Oct. 16 Execution for Robert Roberson
Mr. Roberson would become the first person in the U.S. executed based on the widely discredited “shaken baby” hypothesis.
innocenceproject.org
July 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
BREAKING: Texas schedules Oct. 16 execution date for #RobertRoberson. He would become the first person in the U.S. executed based on the widely-discredited “shaken baby” hypothesis. innocenceproject.org/news/breakin...
A new execution date has been set for Robert Roberson - please sign and share this petition to demand a halt of his unjust execution!
#deathpenalty #capitalpunishment
innocenceproject.org/petitions/ju...
#deathpenalty #capitalpunishment
innocenceproject.org/petitions/ju...
Stop the Oct. 16 Execution of Robert Roberson
Add to your name to stop Texas from executing an innocent person.
innocenceproject.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A new execution date has been set for Robert Roberson - please sign and share this petition to demand a halt of his unjust execution!
#deathpenalty #capitalpunishment
innocenceproject.org/petitions/ju...
#deathpenalty #capitalpunishment
innocenceproject.org/petitions/ju...
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Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Summer Heat in Prison: Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how hot their prisons get in the summer. One prison reached 117 degrees.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
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Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
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There’s no national count of how many people with dementia are arrested each year.
But our analysis shows the arrests of people over 65 grew by nearly 30% between 2000 and 2020 — at the same time that overall arrests fell by nearly 40%.
But our analysis shows the arrests of people over 65 grew by nearly 30% between 2000 and 2020 — at the same time that overall arrests fell by nearly 40%.
As Police Arrest More Seniors, Those With Dementia Face Deadly Consequences
Many cities are changing how they respond to mental health calls, but less attention has been paid to the unique risks for people with Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There’s no national count of how many people with dementia are arrested each year.
But our analysis shows the arrests of people over 65 grew by nearly 30% between 2000 and 2020 — at the same time that overall arrests fell by nearly 40%.
But our analysis shows the arrests of people over 65 grew by nearly 30% between 2000 and 2020 — at the same time that overall arrests fell by nearly 40%.
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Is Death by Incarceration the New Normal for Aging Prisoners?
Is Death by Incarceration the New Normal for Aging Prisoners?
Thousands of older people are housed in maximum security prisons, even though the recidivism rate for people older than 65 is close to zero.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Is Death by Incarceration the New Normal for Aging Prisoners?