Working on criminal justice topics gives me a very different perspective on the Kochs than my equally-liberal friends & family have. Charles Koch Foundation & Charles Kock Institute are perhaps the most important funders of research related to criminal justice policy & reform.
They also frequently host conferences that bring top-notch researchers and practitioners together in one room — a chance to meet everyone else who’s working in this space. In other words, they throw great parties — sounds trivial but this is super important & helpful!
Charles Koch Foundation has funded my own work related to prisoner reentry and I am deeply grateful for that as well as their broader support of my research. My contacts there & Charles Kock Institute are the first I call if I’m looking for practioner contacts. They know everyone!
As funders they are extremely hands-off — to a degree that is almost funny. I think they know people are watching them closely for missteps so are super careful. But most funders in this space have strong opinions abt what you should study & what you should find. They don’t.
Koch Industries for a long time was a major proponent of Ban the Box policies. When my research on BTB (which they did not fund) came out, showing detrimental effects, they were eager to hear about it & engage w the results. I really appreciated that.
To my fellow liberals that love to hate the Koch brothers, I simply say: the story is more complicated (as always, right?). Charles Koch in particular is enabling & supporting evidence-based CJ reform in red & blue states alike, and that is something we should all appreciate.
“Ban the Box” does more harm than good, by Jennifer Doleac, May 31, 2016 (Brookings) Arnold Foundation Laura Arnold’s Podcast (Apple Podcasts) The Replication Crisis (Wikipedia) The File Drawer Problem (Wikipedia) Academic Tenure (Wikipedia) Example of Correlation-Causation Escalation Periodontal Disease Bacteria Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease (American Academy of Periodontology)The study, published in the journal Science Advances, uncovered a potential link between P. gingivalis, the bacteria associated with periodontal disease (commonly known as gum disease) and Alzheimer’s.
Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors (Science Advances)Infectious agents have been found in the brain and postulated to be involved with AD, but robust evidence of causation has not been established.
Ep. 24 - Pete Buttigieg's Criminal Justice Reform Promises
Ep. 23 - Kamala Harris' Criminal Justice Reform Promises
Ep. 22 - Joe Biden's Criminal Justice Reform Promises
Ep. 21 - Elizabeth Warren's Criminal Justice Reform Promises - Part 2
Ep. 20 - Elizabeth Warren's Criminal Justice Reform Promises - Part 1
Ep. 19 - Bernie Sanders' Criminal Justice Reform Promises - Part 2
Ep. 18 - Bernie Sanders' Criminal Justice Reform Promises - Part 1
Ep. 17 - Jeffrey Epstein and Suicide in Jail
Ep. 16 - Implementing Reform Is like Conducting an Orchestra, with Roger Przybylski
Ep. 15 - The Meaning of Life, with Marc Mauer
Ep. 14 - A Call to Action on Racial Disparity
Ep. 13 - The Economic Impact of Persons Diverted From Prison
Ep. 12 - The Role of Defense Attorneys
Ep. 11 - Reducing Costs in Criminal Justice
Ep. 9 - Institutional Ego and Broken Promises in Mississippi
Ep. 8 - Unemployment, Before and After Prison
Ep. 7 - Privatization of Prisons
Ep. 6 - Free Labor
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