@BSuslovic

PhD candidate @uchicago. Scholar in @hprscholars, a program supported by @rwjf. Member of @abolitionistSW @uchicagogsu. https://xitter.cf/t.co/daaNvu0TCf

 native land known as Chicago
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Joined November 2020
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Brianna Suslovic, MSW retweeted
Prison Policy Initiative@PrisonPolicySep 12
60% of youth in custody are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD – compared to just 11% nationally. Kids need care, not cages.
Graph showing the prevalence of diagnoses among youth in confinement vs the general U.S. youth population: 4% vs. 2% autism spectrum, 27% vs. 8% learning disabilities, 60% vs. 11% ADD or ADHD

ALT Graph showing the prevalence of diagnoses among youth in confinement vs the general U.S. youth population: 4% vs. 2% autism spectrum, 27% vs. 8% learning disabilities, 60% vs. 11% ADD or ADHD

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Allison Widder (she/her)@elhijodealli7Aug 1
I almost instantly became an abolitionist when I started working as a public defender and saw horrific it all was. I’ve been representing people charged with serious felonies for a decade and since 2022 it’s been almost all homicides. My views have not changed.
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A striking read about massive harm caused by courts/policing and their faulty infrastructure for responding to a sexual assault—harm that led to a wrongful conviction in my hometown.
ProPublica
@propublicaJul 19
Forty years after bestselling author Alice Sebold was sexually assaulted, the man convicted of the rape was exonerated. ProPublica spent years investigating what went wrong after that night in May 1981. Here’s what we’ve found. propublica.org/article/sebol…

What We Uncovered About the Sexual Assault of Alice Sebold and a City’s Buried Rape Crisis

ProPublica spent years investigating the attack on the bestselling author and the wrongly convicted man who lost decades of his life. Here’s what we learned about the failures in the justice system —...

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Brianna Suslovic, MSW retweeted
Prison Policy Initiative@PrisonPolicyJul 11
60% of youth in custody are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD – compared to just 11% nationally. Kids need care, not cages.
Graph showing the prevalence of diagnoses among youth in confinement: 4% autism spectrum, 27% learning disabilities, 60% ADD or ADHD

ALT Graph showing the prevalence of diagnoses among youth in confinement: 4% autism spectrum, 27% learning disabilities, 60% ADD or ADHD

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Alderman Bill Conway@AldConwayJun 14
The company vying to buy Chicago’s parking meters helped ramp up inhumane ICE deportation flights. We need to investigate & can’t have ICE infiltrating our meters or accessing related data. Appreciate colleagues raising this after raids on our communities & childcare centers.
Crain's Chicago Business@CrainsChicagoJun 12
Parking-meter fight widens as 15 aldermen question Stonepeak’s ICE ties chicagobusiness.com/politics…

Parking-meter fight widens as 15 aldermen question Stonepeak’s ICE ties

A coalition of 15 City Council members wants the private-equity firm to disclose its ties to federal immigration enforcement before lawmakers consider approving the transfer of Chicago's parking-me...

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Brianna Suslovic, MSW retweeted
Prison Policy Initiative@PrisonPolicyJun 14
Trans people are disproportionately targeted by the carceral system: 1 in 6 trans people have been incarcerated at some point, including nearly half of Black trans people.
Graph showing that 47% of Black trans people have been sent to jail or prison

ALT Graph showing that 47% of Black trans people have been sent to jail or prison

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Brianna Suslovic, MSW retweeted
Prison Policy Initiative@PrisonPolicyJun 6
➡️ Behind bars, LGBTQ folks face high rates of assault, are frequently denied routine healthcare, and are at high risk of being sent to solitary confinement. @BLACKandPINKorg found that 85% of LGBTQ people have been put in solitary — a form of torture that causes brain damage.
Chart showing that 85% of LGBTQ incarcerated people have been in solitary confinement

ALT Chart showing that 85% of LGBTQ incarcerated people have been in solitary confinement

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ProPublica
@propublicaJun 5
Women experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. propublica.org/article/misca…

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your...

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds...

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Thanks for the memories UChicago!
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Brianna Suslovic, MSW retweeted
Prison Policy Initiative@PrisonPolicyMay 27
Understaffing is a real problem in jails & prisons and is directly tied to the living conditions of incarcerated people. If the U.S. actually wants to solve it, it's time to decarcerate — not invest in failed recruitment & hiring strategies. Learn more 👇 prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/1…

Why jails and prisons can’t recruit their way out of the understaffing crisis

Jails and prisons across the country have record-high vacancies, creating bad working conditions for corrections staff and nightmarish living conditions for incarcerated people. Why haven’t ...

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Dissertation defended. Dr. Brianna Suslovic!
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Tiffany Cabán@tiffany_cabanMay 18
Cop could’ve chosen not to arrest this 9-month pregnant woman for ‘trespassing’ on roof of her own building. DAs could’ve chosen not to prosecute the bullshit case. Judge could’ve dismissed the case. Sickening display of cruelty in the name of ‘safety.’ What a farce.
Peter Sterne@petersterneMay 16
Jesus fucking christ. They made a woman appear for a criminal court arraignment even though she was 9 months pregnant and she gave birth while handcuffed to a bench *inside the courtroom*
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Tyler McBrien@TylerMcBrienMay 10
🚨 NEW TOOL for U.S. legal journalists ⚖️ I turned @allyjarmanning's incredible crowdsourced Google doc on accessing state court records into an interactive map. Check it out and let me know about any errors, missing information, or ways I can improve this thing (link below)
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Brianna Suslovic, MSW retweeted
Madeleine Baker@madeleineebakerMay 4
Solidarity with workers at the University of Chicago Press, who have formed the first union at one of the oldest and most distinguished academic publishers in the U.S.
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My day has been MADE
Chicago Sky
@chicagoskyMay 4
adding a cloud to our sky ☁️ welcome to the Chi, Tash!
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Ellie The Elephant@BigEllieLibertyApr 26
I hope yall ready. I’m not playing this year.🙃
Shabazz 💫
@ShowCaseShabazzApr 25
Ellie shenanigans we are so back
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Samantha Pinto@samanthanpintoApr 24
THE INTRO IS UP. 😬 @DukePress, thank you!
Duke University Press@DukePressApr 24
"Inside the Body of Black Feminism" by @samanthanpinto connects historical studies of medical racism with Black feminist theories of the body to imagine possibilities for political subjectivity across race, gender, and culture. Read the intro for free now: bit.ly/3QYTZ9P
Cover of Inside the Body of Black Feminism: Science, Race, Culture by Samantha Pinto.The cover features a piece of art made with paint and oil pastels. It features a black figure against a deep red circle. The figure is outlined in multiple colors and their insides are drawn abstractly in different colors and with different textures. The title appears to the right in a yellow sans serif font. The subtitle is below in white. The author’s name is below this in a pale pink.

ALT Cover of Inside the Body of Black Feminism: Science, Race, Culture by Samantha Pinto.The cover features a piece of art made with paint and oil pastels. It features a black figure against a deep red circle. The figure is outlined in multiple colors and their insides are drawn abstractly in different colors and with different textures. The title appears to the right in a yellow sans serif font. The subtitle is below in white. The author’s name is below this in a pale pink.

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Brianna Suslovic, MSW retweeted
Prison Policy Initiative@PrisonPolicyApr 19
Confined neurodivergent youth of color experience a distressing 120% higher odds of reporting being assaulted by staff than their white, neurotypical peers. This is not a system made to keep anyone–let alone vulnerable children–safe.
Graph showing that neurodivergent youth of color are particularly vulnerable to staff assault while incarcerated

ALT Graph showing that neurodivergent youth of color are particularly vulnerable to staff assault while incarcerated

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