The System is Not Broken, It's Intentional with Dr. Jennifer Ortiz

Dr. Jennifer Ortiz is an Associate Professor at Indiana University Southeast. Dr. Ortiz earned her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her research interests center on structural violence within the criminal justice system with a focus on reentry post-incarceration. Ortiz maintains a firm commitment to civil service and activism. Ortiz currently serves as an executive board member for Mission Behind Bars and Beyond, a Kentucky-based non-profit reentry organization, and as Executive Counselor for the Division of Convict Criminology of the American Society of Criminology. In this episode, the aim was to give the audience a better understanding of how community supervision impacts reentry outcomes. More specifically, Dr. Ortiz discussed the mechanisms that underlie guaranteed return to incarceration. In addition, Dr. Ortiz breaks down the meaning of “The System is Not Broken, It is Intentional.” Lastly, Dr. Ortiz provided recommendations and suggestions for addressing community supervision impacts.If you are interested in learning more about Dr. Ortiz and her work, follow her on social media and review her professional profile:Twitter: @Ortiz_PhDhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/drjortiz/Mission Behind Bars and BeyondPlease listen, subscribe and rate/review this podcast.Follow us on instagram @morelifethereentrypodcastResources to learn more about the community supervision within the criminal justice system and how they impact reentry:The Invisible Enclosure: How Community Supervision Inhibits Successful ReentryThe System is Not Broken, It's Intentional: The PrIsoner Reentry Industry as Deliberate Structural ViolenceThe New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of ColorblindnessHost: VanKe’via Garner, M. S.https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/good-feelingsLicense code: WWUKNN1ALHEZYUNF