From Institute Updates (John Jay College of Criminal Justice Institute of Justice and Opportunity)
Released April 2022
Posted on IMOEP blog June 2022
Reinstating TAP supports incarcerated people's access to education. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that less than 5% of incarcerated Americans are college-educated. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, nearly 70% of incarcerated individuals want to pursue higher education.
Reinstating TAP can increase opportunities for people of color who are disproportionately negatively impacted by the criminal legal system.
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Re: In the Matter of Edwin Potter: Mental Illness and Criminal Justice Reform
“I highly recommend this as a knowledge-based read and something where we can learn and reflect about.
“Edwin Potter has schizophrenia, and yet he was able to live a normal life after having spent some years in the mental health institution. We can also be made aware of how life in the mental institution is being played out, the people who helped you, and the politics behind it. Furthermore, it was very interesting to see that Edwin was able to live a normal life right after. He was open to love again, find a good job, and have kids too.”
--Leonardo Charles, 5/5 stars on Goodreads
David Geiger is a licensed and retired professional electrical engineer who spent 7 years in psychiatric hospitals and over 40 years since 1979 in the courts because of his schizophrenia. He began writing about mental illness and criminal justice reform in May 1998. He writes about his illness in his book In the Matter of Edwin Potter as well as those who have the illness and are caught up in the criminal legal system.