Dr. Martinez On Solitary Confinement

In recent days, there have been a number of news stories on the use of solitary confinement in the criminal justice system. The brunt of the news coverage strongly suggests that policymakers are beginning to reconsider the widespread use of this psychologically...

The Power of Language

A student recently sent me an article about person-first language. The article does a great job of exploring different perspectives on why some people prefer to use person-first language. In this case, the language of choice is “a person with autism” while others...