JusticeWithJean
@jeantrounstine.com
Novel Debut: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME, May 12, 2026. Running Wild Pub. Prof.& Prison Activist, Author/ed 8 books including SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS (St. Martins), BOY WITH A KNIFE (IGpublishing). Truthout, BINJreports, BostonMag--www.jeantrounstine.com
Things like this are no brainers if you want people to get comfortable in the world. But FYI long stays in prison in this country=cruel
The Prison Field Trip That Prepared One Man For a Return Home
A week before leaving prison, Horacio Orozco took a trip to visit a restaurant, a Walmart and social services.
prisonjournalismproject.org
September 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Things like this are no brainers if you want people to get comfortable in the world. But FYI long stays in prison in this country=cruel
BOSTON! Join me--I'm on a panel--at New Beginnings Reentry Services for "Echoes of a Promise: Civil Rights. Justice Reform" Sept. 25, 5–8PM
Bruce Bolling Building | 2300 Washington St., Roxbury, MA
Powerful stories from formerly incarcerated folks, meaningful dialogue, & community connection.
Bruce Bolling Building | 2300 Washington St., Roxbury, MA
Powerful stories from formerly incarcerated folks, meaningful dialogue, & community connection.
September 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM
BOSTON! Join me--I'm on a panel--at New Beginnings Reentry Services for "Echoes of a Promise: Civil Rights. Justice Reform" Sept. 25, 5–8PM
Bruce Bolling Building | 2300 Washington St., Roxbury, MA
Powerful stories from formerly incarcerated folks, meaningful dialogue, & community connection.
Bruce Bolling Building | 2300 Washington St., Roxbury, MA
Powerful stories from formerly incarcerated folks, meaningful dialogue, & community connection.
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Couldn't be said better: "Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents" by Chesa Boudin @currentaffairs.bsky.social
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents
Forty years after my family fought for the right for me to hug my mother in prison, children are still being denied the same human connection.
www.currentaffairs.org
September 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Couldn't be said better: "Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents" by Chesa Boudin @currentaffairs.bsky.social
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
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This literally damages the grey matter mass in their brains.
I want to see a generation of children whose parents were incarcerated be awarded billions.
That would be justice.
I want to see a generation of children whose parents were incarcerated be awarded billions.
That would be justice.
Couldn't be said better: "Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents" by Chesa Boudin @currentaffairs.bsky.social
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents
Forty years after my family fought for the right for me to hug my mother in prison, children are still being denied the same human connection.
www.currentaffairs.org
September 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This literally damages the grey matter mass in their brains.
I want to see a generation of children whose parents were incarcerated be awarded billions.
That would be justice.
I want to see a generation of children whose parents were incarcerated be awarded billions.
That would be justice.
Couldn't be said better: "Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents" by Chesa Boudin @currentaffairs.bsky.social
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents
Forty years after my family fought for the right for me to hug my mother in prison, children are still being denied the same human connection.
www.currentaffairs.org
September 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Couldn't be said better: "Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents" by Chesa Boudin @currentaffairs.bsky.social
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
This is a pretty sobering report about women on parole
from the @counciloncj.org Their housing prospects fare worse than men on parole and than women not on parole. They have moved more frequently, had worse physical and mental health, and more substance use disorder.
from the @counciloncj.org Their housing prospects fare worse than men on parole and than women not on parole. They have moved more frequently, had worse physical and mental health, and more substance use disorder.
Health, Housing, and Household Circumstances Among Women on Parole - Council on Criminal Justice
Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this brief finds that women on parole are more likely to face housing instability, health challenges, and mental health and drug use disorde...
counciloncj.org
September 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This is a pretty sobering report about women on parole
from the @counciloncj.org Their housing prospects fare worse than men on parole and than women not on parole. They have moved more frequently, had worse physical and mental health, and more substance use disorder.
from the @counciloncj.org Their housing prospects fare worse than men on parole and than women not on parole. They have moved more frequently, had worse physical and mental health, and more substance use disorder.
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Had the incredible honor of speaking w/amazing Grace from Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Podcast! Topics=prison "reform", how cycles of violence uniquely affect women, inspirations for SLTTM, & more. Check out “Behind The Walls: Trauma, Truth, & Justice w/Jean Trounstine” wherever you get podcasts!
September 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Had the incredible honor of speaking w/amazing Grace from Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Podcast! Topics=prison "reform", how cycles of violence uniquely affect women, inspirations for SLTTM, & more. Check out “Behind The Walls: Trauma, Truth, & Justice w/Jean Trounstine” wherever you get podcasts!
Had the incredible honor of speaking w/amazing Grace from Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Podcast! Topics=prison "reform", how cycles of violence uniquely affect women, inspirations for SLTTM, & more. Check out “Behind The Walls: Trauma, Truth, & Justice w/Jean Trounstine” wherever you get podcasts!
September 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Had the incredible honor of speaking w/amazing Grace from Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Podcast! Topics=prison "reform", how cycles of violence uniquely affect women, inspirations for SLTTM, & more. Check out “Behind The Walls: Trauma, Truth, & Justice w/Jean Trounstine” wherever you get podcasts!
Do you have any idea what #prisoners make inside and how they mange to cover their expenses? Read this fascinating article by Richard "Corey" Fox, Nathan Gray and Chastyn Hicks @prisonjournalism.bsky.social
What a Monthly Budget Looks Like in Prison
Take a look at three monthly budgets from people inside different U.S. prisons.
prisonjournalismproject.org
September 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Do you have any idea what #prisoners make inside and how they mange to cover their expenses? Read this fascinating article by Richard "Corey" Fox, Nathan Gray and Chastyn Hicks @prisonjournalism.bsky.social
Thank You #GloriaSteinem for being an inspiration to so many women and a generation. Your good work also extended well into old age and for that too, I thank you.
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Thank You #GloriaSteinem for being an inspiration to so many women and a generation. Your good work also extended well into old age and for that too, I thank you.
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This is so true and so lttle heeded -- prisoners do not deserve to die at the hands of COs!!! My book SOUNDS LIKE TROUBKE TO ME explores death behind bars as well as abuse and does it in fiction. The truth is revealed either way.
Correctional officers, like police, must be put on leave if inmates die at their hands | The Republican Editorials
The Suffolk County sheriff did not follow that standard after 11 correctional officers were involved in the homicide of a Springfield man.
www.masslive.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is so true and so lttle heeded -- prisoners do not deserve to die at the hands of COs!!! My book SOUNDS LIKE TROUBKE TO ME explores death behind bars as well as abuse and does it in fiction. The truth is revealed either way.
This is so true and so lttle heeded -- prisoners do not deserve to die at the hands of COs!!! My book SOUNDS LIKE TROUBKE TO ME explores death behind bars as well as abuse and does it in fiction. The truth is revealed either way.
Correctional officers, like police, must be put on leave if inmates die at their hands | The Republican Editorials
The Suffolk County sheriff did not follow that standard after 11 correctional officers were involved in the homicide of a Springfield man.
www.masslive.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is so true and so lttle heeded -- prisoners do not deserve to die at the hands of COs!!! My book SOUNDS LIKE TROUBKE TO ME explores death behind bars as well as abuse and does it in fiction. The truth is revealed either way.
This also happened in 2015 thnx to former prisoner Debra Baggett and the law firm of Howard Friedman
COURT GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION REGARDING CERTAIN STRIP SEARCHES AT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL CENTER
COURT GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION REGARDING CERTAIN STRIP SEARCHES AT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Women Learned Their Jail Strip Searches Were Recorded. Their Outrage Changed the Law.
Women who organized to push for a new Colorado law hope it will become a model for other states.
www.themarshallproject.org
August 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This also happened in 2015 thnx to former prisoner Debra Baggett and the law firm of Howard Friedman
COURT GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION REGARDING CERTAIN STRIP SEARCHES AT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL CENTER
COURT GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION REGARDING CERTAIN STRIP SEARCHES AT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL CENTER
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And yet the public continues to be misled by newsrooms using salacious crimes, racism, and fearmongering to keep crime as the constant drumbeat of infotainment.
People always think crime is on the rise. That's a failure of the 4th estate. Or a choice.
Read more via Vox:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
People always think crime is on the rise. That's a failure of the 4th estate. Or a choice.
Read more via Vox:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
August 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
And yet the public continues to be misled by newsrooms using salacious crimes, racism, and fearmongering to keep crime as the constant drumbeat of infotainment.
People always think crime is on the rise. That's a failure of the 4th estate. Or a choice.
Read more via Vox:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
People always think crime is on the rise. That's a failure of the 4th estate. Or a choice.
Read more via Vox:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
NEW: Murder crime rate fell in 2025 to the lowest since "FBI recorded modern estimates" and many other crime rates fell as well
Summarizing a Historic 2025 Crime Report with Charts & Tables
The FBI released its 2025 Crime in the United States report on a Friday afternoon which wasn’t there fault but also was super great for getting a ton of attention on the fact that murder fell at the f...
jasher.substack.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:27 AM
NEW: Murder crime rate fell in 2025 to the lowest since "FBI recorded modern estimates" and many other crime rates fell as well
Good article about the #MA Governor's Council race in Western MA by @theshoestring.bsky.social Dylan Vrins
Who will represent western Massachusetts on the influential Governor’s Council?
Tara Jacobs, a progressive who has made her mark on the Governor's Council over the last four years, faces a rematch from Michael Fenton, Springfield's former City Council President.
theshoestring.org
August 23, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Good article about the #MA Governor's Council race in Western MA by @theshoestring.bsky.social Dylan Vrins
This is really EXACTLY why I tell people my new novel (SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME) is not just a story but a commentary on the #justice system and the way women behind bars must fight tooth and nail to expose abuse. #books 📚💙 #writingcommunity
California Ignored Sexual Abuse of Women in Prison, Justice Dept. Says
A Justice Department report released on Thursday found that inmates at two state-run women’s prisons routinely had their rights violated. State officials say they have already put reforms in place.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This is really EXACTLY why I tell people my new novel (SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME) is not just a story but a commentary on the #justice system and the way women behind bars must fight tooth and nail to expose abuse. #books 📚💙 #writingcommunity
@democracynow.org & Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, tells the history of enslaved Africans trafficked to the Americas by European powers & chronicles history of slavery, racism, lynchings & segregation in the US.
Bryan Stevenson on the “Enduring Evil of Slavery” and Trump’s Attempt to Rewrite History
We spend the hour with civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. In 2018, the organization opened the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, t...
www.democracynow.org
August 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
@democracynow.org & Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, tells the history of enslaved Africans trafficked to the Americas by European powers & chronicles history of slavery, racism, lynchings & segregation in the US.
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Wonderful day with @staceyborden.bsky.social and New Beginnings Reentry Services! Seeing people out of prison, people exonerated, people working to get others out of prison and a community seeking justice!
August 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Wonderful day with @staceyborden.bsky.social and New Beginnings Reentry Services! Seeing people out of prison, people exonerated, people working to get others out of prison and a community seeking justice!
Wonderful day with @staceyborden.bsky.social and New Beginnings Reentry Services! Seeing people out of prison, people exonerated, people working to get others out of prison and a community seeking justice!
August 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Wonderful day with @staceyborden.bsky.social and New Beginnings Reentry Services! Seeing people out of prison, people exonerated, people working to get others out of prison and a community seeking justice!
Excited to be here today with lots of others. I'll have copies of SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME and there will be
Live Music
Free Food & Refreshments
Face Painting & Crafts
Games & Activities for Kids
Raffles & Giveaways
Wellness Activities
Community Resources & Connections
Live Music
Free Food & Refreshments
Face Painting & Crafts
Games & Activities for Kids
Raffles & Giveaways
Wellness Activities
Community Resources & Connections
August 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Excited to be here today with lots of others. I'll have copies of SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME and there will be
Live Music
Free Food & Refreshments
Face Painting & Crafts
Games & Activities for Kids
Raffles & Giveaways
Wellness Activities
Community Resources & Connections
Live Music
Free Food & Refreshments
Face Painting & Crafts
Games & Activities for Kids
Raffles & Giveaways
Wellness Activities
Community Resources & Connections
ANOTHER FU TO TRUMP: "The lawsuit, Stearns wrote, is 'devoid of any factual allegations' to suggest that institutionalized antisemitism has persisted on campus since then." @harvard.edu
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard - The Boston Globe
A federal judge in Boston found that the administration failed to prove Harvard violated civil rights law.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ANOTHER FU TO TRUMP: "The lawsuit, Stearns wrote, is 'devoid of any factual allegations' to suggest that institutionalized antisemitism has persisted on campus since then." @harvard.edu
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NEW: "Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth about Prison"
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth About Prison
Author Jean Trounstine shares why she turned to fiction to tell the truth about a real-life murder by a warden.
www.writersdigest.com
August 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
NEW: "Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth about Prison"
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
NEW: "Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth about Prison"
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth About Prison
Author Jean Trounstine shares why she turned to fiction to tell the truth about a real-life murder by a warden.
www.writersdigest.com
August 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
NEW: "Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth about Prison"
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned...
#writingcommunity #books 💙📚
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My newest @binjdotnews.bsky.social article is up and it asks
SHOULD A FORMER PROSECUTOR SIT ON THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD?
SHOULD A FORMER PROSECUTOR SIT ON THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD?
Should A Former Prosecutor Sit On The Massachusetts Parole Board?
After the Governor’s Council rejected her first pick, Gov. Maura Healey makes a second push for a former prosecutor, sparking fierce pushback from advocates
binj.news
August 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
My newest @binjdotnews.bsky.social article is up and it asks
SHOULD A FORMER PROSECUTOR SIT ON THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD?
SHOULD A FORMER PROSECUTOR SIT ON THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD?