@AnnieJSRI

Executive Director, Jesuit Social Research Institute- Faith that Does Justice- ***opinions are my own***

 New Orleans, LA
jsri.loyno.edu
Joined August 2009
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Thanks @JesuitsUCS for the opportunity to share my experiences and vision for JSRI!
Jesuit Social Research Institute@JSRI_JustSouth4 May 2022
Meet our new Executive Director! Read her welcome message and hear her recent podcast interview with @JesuitsUCS AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast here: jsri.loyno.edu/sites/default…
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JSRI board member, Charles Amos testifying to protect our kids who are sentenced as adults. Thank you, Charles! @JSRI_JustSouth
Bruce Reilly, J.D.@Unprison25 Apr 2023
Charles explains to the Committee what happens to kids in adult prisons, the horror of solitary confinement, and the devil’s choice of either assaulting someone or being assaulted. Which would you choose? #lalege learn more about Mr. Amos through @VisitingRoomPr
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LISTEN: @VisitingRoomPr is highlighting the first-person narratives of people serving life sentences. Learn more about the project + hear from @love__justice on the increasing use of life sentences in the U.S. n.pr/3fa2Na7

The Stories Of People Serving Life Sentences, In Their Own Words : Consider This from NPR

More than 55,000 people in the U.S. are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole, according to research from The Sentencing Project. Behind bars, they are largely unseen and unheard...

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Excited to start the semester with our new group of students at Rayburn!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Jesuit Social Research Institute@JSRI_JustSouth23 Aug 2022
Today is the first day of class for @Loyola_NOLA students at Rayburn Correctional Center! This photo is from orientation last week.
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"Of the 5 people I was arrested with the two white people never saw the inside of a prison. The prosecutor saw hopefulness in my Blackness and hope in their whiteness." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth
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*EDIT- *hopelessness*
"The average GPA of students in our program is 3.75. I am not an exception." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth
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"Life in prison is the modern day noose. We aren't hanging people in the streets but we are throwing them away." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth
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"The US not only has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, we also have the highest rate of solitary confinement in the world." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth
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"Once we see people in prison as human beings it won't be difficult to pass legislation to support education and jobs. It would be easy to do those things if we change the narrative." @Prof_Andrisse @prison2pro @JSRI_JustSouth
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Check out this new series featuring @RunWithJason's Civil Rights Division! JSRI Fellow Bidish Sarma has done amazing work in this division.
The Guardian
@guardian6 May 2022
🆕 A four-part investigative series from Today in Focus. It follows the journey of a newly elected progressive Black prosecutor @RunWithJason in New Orleans, and the civil rights office he has created to re-examine old cases. Listen to part one today. theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
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Meet our new Executive Director! Read her welcome message and hear her recent podcast interview with @JesuitsUCS AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast here: jsri.loyno.edu/sites/default…
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Noel Vest, PhD@noelvest24 Aug 2021
50 years ago, prisoners spoke up for themselves and the world listened. On September 9-10th the Rise Up Conference will celebrate this courageous fight to center the voice of those incarcerated. Please join for what will be an incredible event. Sign up: riseupconference.godaddysite…
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Noel Vest, PhD@noelvest12 May 2021
I used to smoke meth every day & now I don't. I offer value to research because of this experience. There I said it... Potential Value of the Insights and Lived Experiences of Addiction Researchers With Addiction: Journal of Addiction Medicine journals.lww.com/journaladdi…
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OR Co-Founder and Growth and Development Director @AnnieORNola had a powerful conversation on civic engagement this morning with Dr. Jeffrey Benjamin of @du1869 during @cathcharitiesNO's 2021 Virtual Symposium for Systemic Change.
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Due to the determination of the formerly incarcerated community, Congress has released a bill that includes language to repeal the ban on #PellGrants for incarcerated students & the financial aid elimination penalty for students with drug convictions. bit.ly/2Jam8bz
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BIG NEWS💥💥💥: The DRUG CONVICTION QUESTION is officially being ELIMINATED from the federal student aid form known as the FAFSA as part of the massive year-end package that Congress is rushing to pass. For two decades, the Dept of Education included the drug Q on the FAFSA.. 1/
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Noel Vest, PhD@noelvest20 Dec 2020
All of the advocacy...so worth it! #PellforAll #UnlockHigherEd
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New – Key Congressional leaders have agreed to reinstate Pell grants for incarcerated students as part of a deal on a package of higher ed policies expected to be included in year-end omnibus spending bill, per aides: subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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Noel Vest, PhD@noelvest20 Dec 2020
Words cannot capture my level of appreciation for all of the people that helped make this happen. #unlockhighered Congress clinches deal to restore Pell grants for prisoners 26 years after ban - POLITICO politico.com/news/2020/12/20…
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