Michele Y Deitch in the News

Slate February 9, 2022

How Juvenile Lockups Set Kids on a Path to Commit More Violence

Professor Michele Deitch's 2017 defense affidavit for death row prisoner Juan Ramirez is quoted in an article about how dangerous juvenile detention is for adolescents.

Houston Chronicle November 23, 2021

Advocates, legal experts decry Gov. Greg Abbott diverting $4M in state prisons funding for election audits

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article regarding Gov. Greg Abbott reallocating funds from state prison funding to election audits.

Brennan Center for Justice November 3, 2021

Independent Oversight Is Essential for a Safe and Healthy Prison System

Senior Lecturer Michele Deitch authors an essay on the benefits of preventive monitoring of conditions in the prison system; the piece was part of theBrennan Center Series examin­ing the punit­ive excess that has come to define Amer­ica’s crim­inal legal system.

The Intercept September 25, 2021

One Bill in Texas Legislature Would Ease Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons. Another Makes it Worse.

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article regarding the Texas Legislature's power over Texas prisons.

NBC News September 23, 2021

Assaults, suicides, abuse: The challenges of changing jail culture

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article regarding the danger of jails and the changing jail culture.

PBS July 15, 2021

Why more women are dying in jails

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article regarding the rising number of female incarcerations and deaths in American jails.

The Texas Tribune July 8, 2021

Almost 150 guards are staffing an empty Texas prison as state officials work on Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to use it for immigrants

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article regarding the relocating of guards of a Texas prison to immigration enforcement.

Texas Tribune June 24, 2021

Dozens who died in Texas prisons during the pandemic had been granted parole, new report shows

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article regarding a study, authored by her and her team, which found dozens of Texan paroled inmates died during the pandemic.

NBC News June 24, 2021

New report finds parole-approved prisoners waited months for release amid pandemic

NBC News features a recent report—authored by a team led by Professor Michele Deitch—which analyzed data about paroled inmates who died while awaiting release amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Texas Standard June 22, 2021

Pandemic-Related Delays Fatal For Texas Prisoners Approved For Parole

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article regarding the delay in release for parole-approved Texas prisoners.

Honolulu Civil Beat March 3, 2021

Death Behind Bars: In Hawaii, the death of a prisoner is often a closely held Secret

Professor Michele Deitch was interviewed in an article about Hawaii's correctional facilities refusing to report to the public the names and identities who die in the state’s network of prisons and jails.

Houston Chronicle January 7, 2021

Vague standards, weak enforcement endanger Texas jail inmates, government watchdog finds

Professor Michele Deitch was quoted in a Houston Chronicle article about the state government watchdog's findings that the jail commission is failing to provide needed oversight of local jails and that it “has not proactively updated standards to keep pace with dynamic jail environments.”