@RuthShefner

Assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University College of Public Health studying criminal legal systems, substance use, and health. And running marathons.

 Philadelphia, PA
Joined November 2013
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“Neighborhoods experiencing higher rates of policing… experienced higher burdens of psychiatric hospitalization among adolescent and young adult residents. This association was larger in neighborhoods of color” @s_j_prins @Arrianna_Planey @RuthShefner link.springer.com/article/10…
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This Feb for #BlackHistoryMonth we are sharing articles that delve into the intersection of race and policing. We invite you to read this Original Research: doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.322 @Helena_Addi @RuthShefner @NormTNetL3 @DM_MattTorigian @CSKACanada @NicheRMS
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Don’t forget! ORIGINAL RESEARCH - Resident Perspectives on Police Involvement in the Response to Mental Health Crises by Addison et al. is available to read now: doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.322 #policing #mentalhealth @Helena_Addi @RuthShefner
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In this original research, @Helena_Addi, @RuthShefner & colleagues examine perspectives about police involvement in mental health crises among residents of structurally disadvantaged areas in Philadelphia. Read it here: doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.322 #policing #mentalhealth
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📑New research by @RuthShefner et al. Police officer Perspectives on a Pre-booking Diversion Program for People who use Drugs in Philadelphia rb.gy/x6fpr
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@katiecouric8 Apr 2022
My guest on #NextQuestion this week is 24-year-old @MFierceton. Her harrowing story detailed in a @NewYorker profile has raised questions about the thorny politics of higher education, and our assumptions about race and class regarding abuse. Listen here: apple.co/3jgnaRV

Mackenzie Fierceton

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Rachel Aviv investigates the case of Mackenzie Fierceton, who was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship—until the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…

How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student

Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying.

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Anything I could try to say, Mackenzie has already said, more thoughtfully and more eloquently than I ever could. So just this: I am honored to know @MFierceton , am continually inspired by her courage and strength, and have been absolutely horrified by how she has been treated.
Mackenzie Fierceton@MFierceton28 Mar 2022
It’s a funny thing about the truth. No matter how hard powerful institutions and people try to manipulate it, it stays the same. Truth is something that cannot be changed. A thread. #MackenzieFierceton newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…

How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student

Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying.

newyorker.com
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Really enjoyed and felt privileged to have the opportunity to read and reflect on @reubenjmiller's wonderful, important book, Halfway Home. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration

Published in Ethics and Social Welfare (Vol. 15, No. 3, 2021)

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#ColumbiaSPH @CUEpidemiology prof. @s_j_prins on rising #COVID19 rates in city jails: "it’s a ticking time bomb. Inevitably that will spread back into the communities where folks are returning to." ow.ly/o4xV50E3lSP #publichealth

‘A Ticking Time Bomb’: City Jails Are Crowded Again, Stoking Covid Fears (Published 2021)

New York City released hundreds of people as the pandemic raged. Now jails are full again, and an increase in infections could spread the virus beyond their walls.

nytimes.com
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DA Krasner, the FJD, and Commissioner Outlaw either don't believe we are in the middle of a deadly pandemic or they don't care. If they did, they'd do everything in their power to drastically reduce the jail population now. theappeal.org/covid-19-jail-…

COVID-19 is Spreading Faster Than Ever. Jail Populations are Surging, Too

In many of America’s major cities, the early efforts to reduce incarceration during the pandemic have been reversed.

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Check out this powerful op ed by Malik Neal at @phillybailfund What the Pandemic Revealed About ‘Progressive’ Prosecutors nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opini… #endcashbail

Opinion | What the Pandemic Revealed About ‘Progressive’ Prosecutors (Published 2021)

At a time when radical change is needed most, too many have not been the heroes some hoped they would be.

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Ten months into pandemic, hundreds remain jailed without a preliminary hearing as court backlog grows. One, arrested amid May uprisings, says he did nothing illegal—but is no longer counting on his day in court. “At this point, they kind of broke me.” inquirer.com/news/philadelph…

Justice delayed: Philly courts’ backlog leaves many jailed for months without a hearing

“Nearly all court hearings and trials have either stopped or slowed to a trickle," the Defender Association of Philadelphia wrote. Hundreds of its clients have been jailed for months with no hearing.

inquirer.com
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Keri Blakinger@keribla16 Jan 2021
“Shame on all of those involved and all of those who have looked the other way.” Statement from #DustinHiggs attorney following his execution:
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So now we‘re going to say more cash bail is the solution? I think we tried that. inquirer.com/news/larry-kras…

Amid rising gun crime in Philly, DA Larry Krasner blasts low bail

DA Larry Krasner said bail amounts for those arrested for gun crimes must be increased to help prevent the type of violence that led to nearly 500 murders last year.

inquirer.com
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Replying to @chrisgeidner
Watch what he does not what he says we literally just had an insurrection at the capital tweeting this out now is just to keep people from saying he should be removed via the 25th amendment
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The time is now - NYC must decarcerate city jails for the health & safety of all New Yorkers. New op-ed from NYCDS attorney Brad Maurer, Prof. @s_j_prins, @SandhyaKaj & @LegalAidNYC attorney @KSimpsonHere #FreeThemAll nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-o…
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At Chester state prison outside Philly, around half of prisoners' tests and 90% of staff tests were positive in the last month. But many more are not tested. One man told me he had a bad cough, difficulty breathing and loss of taste/smell but was never tested for COVID.
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And on the 943rd day, away he went.
Steve Keeley@KeeleyFox293 Jun 2020
WATCH: VIDEO of Former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo bronze sculpture lifted off then driven away in truck overnight. It looks as if he’s waving goodbye ⁦@FOX29philly⁩
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This would be a war crime anywhere else.
Rome@bbcease1 Jun 2020
Vine St. Expressway, Philly. THEY ARE LITERALLY TRAPPED.
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