Back to school! ❤️

Tardy to the party, but thrilled that Missouri has repealed its pay-to-stay law! In addition to being unjust and creating a hurdle to people's reentries after incarceration, these laws are ineffective. The costs of administration outweigh the fees collected. missouriappleseed.org/repeal-misso...

My dad passed on April 3. He always loved reading the obituaries in the paper, so I tried to write the obit he would have wanted to read by capturing his sense of humor. www.leafcremationohio.com/obituaries/a...

Go Birds!!! 🦅💚🥳

When I spoke at Matt's service in May, the only fitting way to end my speech was with a tearful "Go Birds!" All the feels today. I'll be wrapped up in Matt's Eagles jacket cheering hard. GO BIRDS!!! 🦅💚

🦅🦅🦅 FLY EAGLES FLY!!!! 💚💚💚 #GoBirds

My new kitties learned about snow today. There were lots of "What the heck?!" expressions around here.

Last week, the Capital University Law Review held its first Works-in-Progress Symposium, which gave students the opportunity to present their work and receive feedback. It always delights me to see students explore their interests with intellectual curiosity and openness.

I like covering Homicide in October (spooky season) and Group Criminality just before the holidays (togetherness).

Intro: I'm a prof at Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, teaching classes with "Crim" in the title. I write on punishment and have been focusing on monetary sanctions in the criminal system lately. I think about cycles of poverty and criminal punishment. I love cats.