Last night the most amazing event @portersqbooks.bsky.social &still in awe at 40 people &the incredible Angie Jefferson. Will post upcoming events soon, but enjoying the joy. Meanwhile the fantastic @carolineleavitt.bsky.social interviewed me today @amightyblaze.bsky.social -will post link soon!

TODAY! #Massachusetts @portersqbooks.bsky.social I am so excited to share SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE Still time to register #booksky #writingcommunity

Hey #Booksky my debut novel out today. I would love you to read and review it #books 💙📚 #writingcommunity Thank you @novelsalive.com --women behind bars get short shrift. I appreciate your words.

5-STAR REVIEW🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME by Jean Trounstine @jeantrounstine.com 👉Written with empathy and keen perception, Sounds Like Trouble to Me takes readers behind the barbed wire to reveal a brave #MeToo movement fighting for... bit.ly/3Rfoys3 #bookreview #booksky

Wonderful news #booksky #books 💙📚 #writingcommunity "The court ordered the reinstatement of more than 1,400 NEH grants, representing more than $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds, canceled en masse by DOGE between April 1–3, 2025." @publisherswkly.bsky.social

My book pub date is tomorrow! Such a joy to share my first novel w/the world. #Socialactivism & #writing go hand in hand. #MA Register NOW @portersqbooks.bsky.social event for my debut novel, 8th book. In conversation w/ Stacey Borden & Angelia Jefferson MAY 13, 7pm. #books📚 #writingcommunity

I always think about #Mother'sDay in prison and I wrote about it years ago here on my blog. Think of them today jeantrounstine.com/mothers-day-... More than 60% of women in state prisons are mothers and 80% of those in jails.

I always think about #Mother'sDay in prison and I wrote about it years ago here on my blog. Think of them today jeantrounstine.com/mothers-day-... More than 60% of women in state prisons are mothers and 80% of those in jails.

#Massachusetts MA Gov would rather have a vote postponed than suffer defeat. is that democracy? MA Gov Baker often pulled nominees rather than have a vote where his candidate lost before Gov. Council. @statehousenews.com by Katie Castellani Council adjourns without vote on Parole Board nominee"

@janefonda.com Dearest Jane, I send all my heart to you on the loss of your long time partner Ted Turner You have always handled grief like a pro, the way you handle everything else. Blessings. I resist with you and admire you enormously. read obit @nytimes.com for free:

Nearly 3,000 Indivisible groups are organizing across 430 congressional districts to reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority. Join us: indivisible.org/get-involved...

Support small presses! Any amount helps a small press to do good! My next book SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME debuts with RWP on May 12. @runningwildllc.bsky.social #books📚💙 #writingcommunity www.kickstarter.com/projects/run...

YES #SupremeCourt restores access to abortion pill #mifepristone through telehealth, mail, and pharmacies www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/04/n...

Meet Nettie: A corrections officer who suddenly finds herself on the other side of the law. Confronted w/systematic abuse against her fellow prisoners—& the complicated history of her own—she bonds w/women to start a #MeToo movement behind bars. SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME #writingcommunity #books📚💙

Meet Nettie: A corrections officer who suddenly finds herself on the other side of the law. Confronted w/systematic abuse against her fellow prisoners—& the complicated history of her own—she bonds w/women to start a #MeToo movement behind bars. SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME #writingcommunity #books📚💙

Jackson Potter: We did something historical last year, over 1,200 events on May Day in all 50 states, and we're going to be even bigger and badder this year! More than double the number, and on the heels of what our siblings in Minneapolis accomplished.

American Black women now have fewer voting rights and reproductive rights than their mothers did at the same age. Progress isn’t a straight line, indeed.

Plz read why a lifelong prosecutor is not the right person to judge the fate of people behind bars who depend on a Board to understand forensic psych, social work, reentry, substance use and parole itself!

Why Vince DeMore should nOT be on the #Massachusetts #paroleboard binj.news/2026/04/27/o...

Why Vince DeMore should nOT be on the #Massachusetts #paroleboard binj.news/2026/04/27/o...

Hey, did a fun interview for SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME (debuts May 12 and launches May 13!) for Aging Well Together Click here to listen: orangecountync.gov/DocumentCent... For more www.jeantrounstine.com

Great news! Thanks @themarshallproject.org for brining this to my attention NO to Trump's blanket BS "The three-judge panel ruled the Executive could suspend entries at the southern border, as it did during the Covid-19 pandemic, but could not unilaterally suspend asylum petitions."

A good article on how #prisoneducation changes folks. I taught behind bars for 10 years and saw the self esteem and confidence grow with women as they saw themselves as excellent students. #criminallegalsystem @msmagazine.com

THIS IS FANTASTIC!

NEW: A Massachusetts State House briefing sheds light on the Governor’s Council, a crucial body that still operates in darkness, and points out the need for reform—on the ballot and elsewhere. Guest story by @jeantrounstine.com of BINJ #Massachusetts #mapoli

It's #Shakespeare's Birthday! #books 📚💙 #writingcommunity My first book was SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS and 8 books later will soon debut my first novel, SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME inspired by women at Framingham & 2 true stories: women fighting back against abuse & a corrections officer transforming.

#Massachusetts friends! I would love to see you at this. Register and bring a friend! #Books💙📚 #WritingCommunity

So excited! Pre-order now this "legal thriller" called a "gritty, justice-oriented thriller about a corrections officer who finds herself on the other side" of the law and starts a MeToo movement with the women behind bars.

Beautiful.

How wonderful to have Bryan Stevenson speak at Northweatern's prison graduation "'Education is liberation and your freedom is what I want to celebrate this morning,' he said." @wbez.org @eji.org #prisoneducation

Please see this super video about my latest on @binjreports.bsky.social ---for example "Massachusetts doesn't even keep digital records on judgeships" youtube.com/shorts/oYgJo...

Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.

We’re excited to join May Day Strong, labor groups, and other allies to flex our economic power in a massive day of economic disruption on May 1. There are many ways you can take action, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: www.mobilize.us/mayday/?utm_...

Hi @bsky.app followers, I just joined Instagram so follow me there too @jeantrounstine for writing updates, book thoughts, activism and photo fun #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity @carolineleavitt.bsky.social @binjreports.bsky.social @truthout.org

My upcoming page turner takes on the abuse of women behind bars--in fiction--and every time I see a story like this I am so glad I wrote it to expose what's happening in prisons to women www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

My upcoming page turner takes on the abuse of women behind bars--in fiction--and every time I see a story like this I am so glad I wrote it to expose what's happening in prisons to women www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

#Massachusetts this is for you! I bet you don't know who your governor councilor is. Do you? Please read and share my newest @binjreports.bsky.social cc: @binjdotnews.bsky.social @jasonpramas.bsky.social @andrewqmr.bsky.social @jonathancohn.bsky.social @progressivemass.bsky.social

#Massachusetts this is for you! I bet you don't know who your governor councilor is. Do you? Please read and share my newest @binjreports.bsky.social cc: @binjdotnews.bsky.social @jasonpramas.bsky.social @andrewqmr.bsky.social @jonathancohn.bsky.social @progressivemass.bsky.social

Sports do certainly provide great lessons for teamwork, persistence, and self esteem. But gotta say so do the arts! gift article

Thinking of my wonderful brother Phil Trounstine, father of @trounstine.bsky.social and David Trounstine who died this day in 2022. A brilliant reporter, a loving father and husband, and a human who graced this earth with goodness. I miss him every day.

Good article re: #prisoners can't get into education programs by Luke Wise at @binjreports.bsky.social binj.news/2026/04/08/t...

THIS book is absolutely incredible. I'm so excited to be hosting @jeantrounstine.com on @Amightyblaze, too!

I'd love people to pre-order my new book which is inspired by the courageous women of Dublin FCI who fought back against abuse and a CO who killed her abusive husband and found herself on the other side of the law. PREORDERS HELP SMALL PUBS! Available at Bookshop, Amazon or B&N

Thanks to @prisonpolicy.org for doing some important work and gathering such useful data. This report shows how many states keep enormous # of people on parole and probation--and hey, those restrictions aren't easy!

Take a break and get inspired by the #poetry from Angola prisoners -- John Corley, Trevor Reese,Lawson Strickland @inquest.bsky.social#Books 📚💙 #writingcommunity

Let's hope this stands up. MASS; CA; MARYLAND; COLORADO; CONN; DEL; HAWAI’I; IL; NEV; NJ; NY; OREGON; RI; VERMONT; VIRGINIA; WA, and WISCONSIN, Judge says No you can't have data on the race, gender, test scores and grade point averages of college applicants.

Another story about #parole. So frustrating that in some states, it's impossible to earn--no matter what your record is behind bars. Say hello to South Carolina. "How Likely Are You to Win Parole?"