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As the website expands, I plan to move the items below to pages appropriate to the subject matter. However, since I come across new publications almost weekly, I envision this page serving as a central hub for such material as I also continue to work on the dataset. Ultimately, I want it to keep readers updated on current events while also highlighting valuable resources—like The Alabama Solution—that are either new or not widely known.
Quite possibly the most important documentary of incarcerated men ever made
Quite possibly the most important documentary of incarcerated men ever made
Arguably, if one focuses solely on the fact that the women of Tutwiler were "excluded" (an accusation) one misses the larger point. The documentary’s accolades speak for themselves, but suffice it to say, it most certainly lives up to the hype. In the only opinion I will ever offer on a film, I cannot imagine that the significance of this documentary can be overstated. It is an absolute "must see" for any scholar, student, or citizen interested in the status of corrections and punishment in the U.S. But, it certainly excluded quite a lot of what could be said about men's incarceration so the concentration on men was a wise decision.
Recent research documenting violence against women (sexuality and reproductive rights):
Recent research documenting violence against women (sexuality and reproductive rights):
Bhattacharya S, Bhattacharya S (2025;), "A girl's silent cry: where justice fails, we bleed". Qualitative Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-05-2025-0177
"The purpose of this study is to explore the theories and the socio-political-cultural factors connected with the atrocities and crimes committed on women, especially in the context of rape and murder case of a young woman trainee doctor at R. G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata, India. It also explores the mass movement and anger of the general public against such crimes, having a possible impact on the required administrative and policy reforms."
Richardson, V.M. (2025). Invisible Black Women: Medical Bias and the Silencing of Enslaved Black Women in 18th- and 19th-Century British West Indian Medical Discourse. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 98, 273 - 283.
"In the 18th- and 19th-century British West Indies, White male physicians created racialized and gendered medical frameworks that denied enslaved Black women clinical legitimacy and care. Positioned primarily as laborers and reproducers, Black women’s illnesses were dismissed, pathologized, or blamed on supposed moral or biological inferiority. Through medical texts and plantation manuals, the article shows how these women were relegated to a state of medical liminality—excluded from female-specific diagnoses, burdened with stigmatizing labels, and portrayed as lacking maternal instinct."
This was cited in the article and the full text can be found online.
Sus, K., & Lisowska-Szaluś, P. (2025). Legal frameworks of abortion in the European Union: comparative insights from selected jurisdictions. Law Review / Teisės apžvalga, 1(31), 74–124. https://doi.org/10.7220/2029-4239.31.5
"The authors compare the evolution of abortion law in Germany and Poland, situating both within their broader constitutional and historical contexts to show how judicial interpretation has shaped the stability of reproductive rights. Using a dogmatic-formal method supported by historical analysis, the authors trace Germany’s legal trajectory from the 1532 Constitutio Criminalis Carolina through major transformations of §218, divergent East–West approaches, and pivotal Federal Constitutional Court rulings that balance state protection of unborn life with women’s dignity and autonomy. The comparison reveals fundamentally different constitutional cultures: Germany’s proportionality-based framework has fostered relative legal stability, while Poland’s politicized constitutional reasoning has produced volatility and increasing constraints. Ultimately, the authors argue that abortion law functions as a litmus test of democratic integrity, legal certainty, and respect for individual autonomy."
Death of pregnant woman ignites debate about abortion ban in Poland
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/07/europe/poland-abortion-ban-march-intl
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