Articles by Emma Ruth
- Force multipliers: How the criminal legal and child welfare systems cooperate to punish families
Child protective service agencies position themselves as providers of welfare, but their relationship to the criminal legal system demonstrates their shared role in punishing families and exacerbating the conditions that lead to system involvement in the first place.
Jan 8, 2024 - What is civil commitment? Recent report raises visibility of this shadowy form of incarceration
Shadowy “civil commitment” facilities actually foster the traumatic and violent conditions that they are supposed to prevent.
May 18, 2023 - How 12 states are addressing family separation by incarceration — and why they can and should do more
Defending incarcerated parents’ rights and attending to the needs of the children are vital goals that more states should pursue.
Feb 27, 2023
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