About one in eleven US residents age 16+ reported experiencing identity theft in 2021 — most commonly misuse of their credit cards, bank accounts, email or social media account.

9% is a high 12-month prevalence, representing about 24m people.
[NCVS-IT Supplement data]

Important new The Lancet article examines mortality among 1.5m people released from prisons in 8 countries from 1980-2018. Death rates peak in the first week of release, driven in large part by alcohol and other drug poisoning (h/t Evan Roberts). thelancet.com/journals/lance…

When I got to the office, this one was waiting impatiently at the door. Probably late for class and left their ID at the dorm…

I made a Sociology themed Connections+ game! 🤓 connectionsplus.io/game/qolksU

Unlike helping an adult child with, say, a down payment on a home, paying their court fines and fees is a 'stigmatized transfer,' putting extra financial and emotional strain on parents and parent-child relationships. -Veronica Horowitz et al in The Sociological Quarterly tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Check it out!
Hutchins Center collateral consequences event 4/18-19

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“Marriage is having a moment” but we need to support kids regardless of how their families are structured. Sociologist Paula Fomby explains why and how. Paula Fomby, new in The Society Pages thesocietypages.org/specials/famil…

Total eclipse of the eclipse is no obstacle if you’re a Minnesotan with a SAD lamp and a can-do attitude.

Monday feel-good story: local 14-year-old International Master Alice Lee, who recently won the 2024 American Cup chess tournament.

She only spends 'one to two hours daily' on the game, which makes her accomplishments all the more impressive. cbsnews.com/minnesota/news… via @wcco

Simpsonesque clouds got me humming the theme song.

As a federal court of appeals once recognized, “short of physical violence,” nothing has “a more chilling effect” on voting than “baseless arrests and prosecutions.” Unfortunately, that may be the point of bringing cases like Ms. Mason’s... [gift article] nytimes.com/2024/04/04/opi…

🔍 Join our #ProjectPEACE research team! We're hiring a Research Manager, Research Assistant, + Outreach Coordinator to support our work. Learn more at mnjrc.org/careers.

Project PEACE is a St. Paul-based initiative focused on community/gun violence interruption (CVI/GVI).

A perspective from CCJ member Charis E. Kubrin and Sarah Shannon in Los Angeles Times on the recent death of nursing student Laken Riley – and its exploitation by immigration opponents: latimes.com/opinion/story/…

The suit sows “fear and uncertainty and doubt in the minds of people who count on the Restore the Vote Act…Minnesotans need to hear from this court that ‘No, you have been re-enfranchised. You will not be prosecuted for casting a ballot.’”
minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/01/fac…

We rarely see such critters in Minnesota, but it’s usually around this time of year.

Sociologist Victor Ray on the class politics of working and dining in high-end restaurants. contexts.org/blog/the-class…

Powerful story of a hockey legend, an in-game aggravated assault, and a Minnesota homecoming. Bring a handkerchief. tpt.org/the-electric-i…

Good morning!

Big news. Prosecutions like this can have a chilling effect, suppressing voting for the millions whose rights have been restored.

🗳️ Last year we expanded democracy by restoring voting rights to over 55,000 Minnesotans. Watch as Secretary of State Steve Simon works to ensure people are aware of their new rights, and look at all those soon-to-be voters excited to exercise their voices. 👏 #RestoreTheVote