Cowboy (Candice) Crutchfield 🤠
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she/her | studying incarceration, families, social ties. phding @ohiostate , raised @penn_state . probably screaming into the void ✨ #FreeThemAll 🇵🇸
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Yes, and a floating jail, just like all other jails and prisons across the country, should horrify you. The Bain center is simply an extension of Rikers, designed in the early 1990s as a “temporary solution” to overcrowding within the city. It remains in operation by NYDOC
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Unfriendly reminder that some of these California firefighters are actually incarcerated men and women getting paid less than $2 an hour
I'm always in awe of the California firefighters. they're unbelievable.
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A student’s email talking about “sorry it’s late but I assume you’re listening to Cowboy Carter”
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The exploitation of prisoners is happening every single day. Construction, farmwork, firefighting, sewing uniforms for fasfood employees, and even digging the graves for upcoming funerals – oh, and some states don’t pay them at all
#injusticeserved
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Interested in the story of incarcerated firefighters? Here’s a good starting point. Countless incarcerated men & women are performing life-threatening work for a job that they’re ineligible for upon release
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Happy “how many more years until you’re done with the PhD program?” day to all who reluctantly celebrate
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I am just a tired, tired girl, asking how in the world so many of y’all manage teaching + make progress on individual research projects + support others + perform departmental service +read for pleasure + maintain your wellbeing all within the same semester?
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Merry Christmas to our incarcerated loved ones. Solidarity with folks inside on what should be a holiday spent surrounded by family and friends ❤️
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To be clear: Yes, I understand most of the incarcerated individuals have a “choice” to become firefighters and perform other labor. I’m simply highlighting the fact that they are paid significantly less than their non-incarcerated counterparts performing the same job.
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Okay, I can’t keep the secret anymore!
I’m headed *back* to grad school! It’s real, it’s happening, I’m going to be a sociology PhD student
@OhioState
this fall. Love and appreciation to my village for the endless support. See you soon, Columbus ❤️
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Everytime the cops came closer and closer to the encampment they put their hands on folks wearing keffiyehs first
Chaos on the
@ohiostate
campus as police drove demonstrators off the green and made well over a dozen arrests.
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public service announcement:
wearing
@YaraShahidi
approved looks soon. Overalls & raising awareness? Y’all can’t tell me anything this fall
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I don’t know who needs to hear this (it’s me, I need to hear it) but qualitative research is valid and important and flexible and essential to understanding larger issues!
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nothing but respect for my president
Congratulations to Quinta Brunson on winning her first
#GoldenGlobes
Award for Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy for Abbott Elementary! 💕
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@WrittenByHanna
Why we’re grown folks asking teenage me at the concession stand for corn dogs without the hotdog in the middle
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Alright so, boom. Today’s the first official day of my PhD program! Here’s to a semester of
- setting boundaries
- prioritizing rest
- asking for help when needed
- staying hydrated
- finding memes & tiktoks for all applicable situations
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If act iii really is a rock album, just know I’ll be front row during this
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It happened, it really happened. I successfully defended my thesis today and can finally celebrate!
Grateful for the invaluable guidance and support from my committee: Dana Haynie,
@RinReczek
, & Townsand Price-Spratlen. The path to PhD is long but I’m another step closer 😊
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Tweeting this because it’ll never happen again:
I did a workout, grabbed a coffee, took a walk around the block, and finished my data analysis without crying all before 9am. Please clap.
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headed to my academic roast (thesis defense), wish me luck!
me incorporating feedback and edits on a thesis that wouldn’t defend me if our roles were reversed
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I often come back to this 2022 op-ed from community organizer, Edwin Santana, who was once detained at the Vernon C. Bain Center. Geographically, the floating jail is far from courthouses and rendered invisible to many in NYC
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Feelin’ blessed & highly favored, y’all
- Criminology BA
- Communication Arts & Sciences BA
- Criminology Student Marshal
- Schreyer Honors College Scholar
- Presidential Leadership Academy
- Underground CoFounder
- Living my best life
Next up? Columbia University
#2018
🎓
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Continuously troubled by the fact that I wake up and mourn the loss of Black and brown folks every single morning and I’m still expected to bring my “whole self” to work with little acknowledgement of what that actually means.
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This is my final semester
@Columbia
which means I’m job eligible! Took some notes from the modern youth & created the
#hirecandice
campaign. Here’s to opportunities in justice work, social sciences, advocacy, & everything in between. My DMs are open 👩🏾💻✨
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I passed the audition so I can finally share ✨ It’s me, your newest ~local~ cycle instructor! Excited to ride with the Columbus community!! 🚴🏾♀️💗🤠🪩
I’m about to do something I’ve wanted to do since 2019 😤😤😤
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Alright,
@onepeloton
’s
#pelotoncooldown
is the greatest thing that has happened this week. Literally screaming at this data and amazed considering my bike was in storage for 4 months ❤️🚴🏾♀️ LETS GO
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In the spirit of sharing academic wins & losses - I didn’t get the Ford Predoctoral Fellowship but remain incredibly proud of the application I submitted. I received positive feedback about my current research on financial precarity the & collateral consequences of incarceration!
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told some of my non academic friends I finished my thesis and they just never responded and moved onto a new topic LMFAO mood
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@FizzyBazza
I wish I took a photo yesterday because I had my hair in the same style as hers! Her curls are so beautiful!! ❤️🥰 so much love for all hair types!
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Sending love to the Black and brown residents and essential workers in and around DC tonight, especially as curfew gets closer.
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@Matthew_Ruiz10
@peyIRL
@Ocasio2018
This really needs to be a weekly thing.
#AlexandriaEats
, maybe? I’m ready to buy the cookbook
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Thinking about those of us with incarcerated loved ones. Thinking about those of us who’s loved ones left way too soon. My heart is with you all today and every day ❤️
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your favorite research methods TAs defended their theses back-to-back 🏆
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Absolutely vile. Border Patrol on the scene amidst ongoing grief, fear, worry, and anger — a profound evil at every turn
14 students killed in an elementary school shooting in Uvalde, a heavily Latino city in Texas. Border Patrol also on the scene. I pray for those parents fearing that their kids are dead and debating whether or not they'll be arrested if they go to find out.
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“Grad students do make a living wage…”Let me stop you right there, sir!
Grad Students do make a living wage, and the offer on the table takes them to 38-39/hr, not including free tuition, great health care, and child care-an $80,000-100,000 benefit package. I'd like to do more, but also think GEO should counter the offers (4 of them) on the table.
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@ndawon1
I genuinely don’t know what’s happening or why it’s happening but here we are! (People trying to tell me about how prisons are run as if I don’t know is actually hilarious though)
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@chrissyteigen
you see creepiness, I see childhood memories of getting my American Girl Doll’s hair braided and her leg put back in the socket after a “tragic accident”
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Hey y’all, I’m Candice! I’m a first-year PhD student at Ohio State. I study the punishment system - incarcerated labor, collective action, monetary sanctions & more. Outside of academics, I love spin classes (yes, the bike that goes nowhere) & houseplants✨🌿🚴🏾♀️
#BlackInSoc
Inspired by roll calls in other disciplines,
@DMu_rph
& I are calling for a
#BlackInSoc
roll call next week 4/18-4/25! Get your hair did and get ready to share a picture of yourself and your research interests to put a spotlight on Black sociologists. Use the hashtag to join in!
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speaking about African-Americans "you pulled from your country and created a whole different culture within another country" -
@KekePalmer
👏
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me: *almost reaching my breaking point*
#AbbottElementary
: here’s a Halloween episode!
me: suddenly I’m doing okay! Flourishing! Thriving!
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Surprise, surprise - my most listened to artist of 2019 was indeed, the Sagittarius queen
@JanelleMonae
. My top five were all women artists. Love this for me.
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Went to YouTube University and learned how to make a chunky knit blanket. For the last few months, I got a little carried away and now have this handmade, queen size beauty!
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I’ve said it before, but worth repeating. I’m not going to overwork myself for an institution. Despite plans, it’s often hard when you’re passionate about many things that demand time and energy. Many of us are halfway through the semester so all I can say is we got this! 🫶🏾
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Celebrating a great week w/
@osusoc
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Yes, it’s true, she’s no longer an intern!
#HireCandice
worked! I’m transitioning into researching women’s incarceration full-time at Vera. As the cool kids say, hot takes & opinions are MOST DEFINITELY my own. Thanks for the reshares & support during this process 💛
This is my final semester
@Columbia
which means I’m job eligible! Took some notes from the modern youth & created the
#hirecandice
campaign. Here’s to opportunities in justice work, social sciences, advocacy, & everything in between. My DMs are open 👩🏾💻✨
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my home is currently an episode of the bear and it’s not even 11am
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Spring break is really over? I have to seriously go back to prepping for lectures? I need to analyze the data? I have to finish the semester strong? Ew.
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Yesterday, our cohort went around the dinner table & shared our wins for the semester. One win is everyone’s win and I love that we genuinely cheer each other on. The department/admissions committee really won when they put our little group together 😭💗
I really love that people love to tell me their good news. I be genuinely so happy!! People in my circle are doing great things and making all the moves and its a win for all of us 💞🥹
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“Who is it that we are protecting by insisting on carceral solutions if the person harmed here is not interested in pursuing any legal recourse?”
Another phenomenal piece,
@WrittenByHanna
! No more new discourse, just this article shared widely forever and ever!
I wrote about this photo, along with the carceral response to *gesture widely* for
@xonecole
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Thinking of O’Shae Sibley and those who loved him. Murdered at a gas station in Brooklyn. For voguing. For simply dancing and experiencing Black joy while listening to Renaissance. My heart breaks.
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me incorporating feedback and edits on a thesis that wouldn’t defend me if our roles were reversed
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Every single day I log onto this app and see respected criminologists actively making poor language choices online and presumably, in class. Professors, please, for the love of the few things good on this earth, STOP using the word “inmate.”
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This seems to be taking a lot of people out in the replies so a few points for clarity:
- This is about the labor exploitation of incarcerated folks (forced labor as punishment)
- The language on the ballot varied by state. More on that here:
ICYMI: Slavery was on the ballot for voters in five U.S. states
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Happy Valentine’s Day to best fictional character, Maxine Shaw, Attorney at Law ❤️
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Just posted final grades. Thats a wrap on year 3 of the PhD program and my first semester as an independent instructor! This marks the end of a major department service commitment, too. Lots of feelings about lots of things but always grateful for my community❤️
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I love hearing other interns talk about their college experiences because they all think their school is the greatest, but none of them went to Penn State; therefore, they’re all wrong. Wow.
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Due to personal reasons my breakdowns will start at 9am and end promptly at 5pm. Short intermissions will occur during scheduled zoom meetings where I’ll nod and pretend like everything’s fine. This will continue until further notice.
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it’s Tyler James Williams walking her up to the stage 😭 it’s Quinta making sure nobody trips on the dress 😭 it’s the standing ovation 😭 it’s the camera immediately flashing to the other iconic Black women in the room 😭 it’s Sheryl winning an award she deserved ages ago 😭
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*looks around despite being alone in my apartment*
I....well, I watch people play the Sims. There was a significant chunk of my 2019 devoted to watching the “100 baby challenge” by
@kelseydangerous
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when I say we live in hell, this is exactly what I mean
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Thinking of incarcerated mothers, parents, and their children today ❤️
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just added some cranberry preserves and arugula to a toasted turkey and cheddar sandwich
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and suddenly I want to run a marathon??
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So I put this bookshelf situation together and nothing went terribly wrong?? Turns out, I might not be in my flop era after all!
It’s nice to finally get my workspace in order – just in time for finals 😅
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I love when an assigned reading is so good you don’t want to put it down 😌
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resisted the urge to go to chipotle after a cycle class because I’m back in my “we have food at home” era
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Here’s your regularly scheduled unfriendly reminder that California (and other states) rely on incarcerated labor to fight wildfires, often paying less than $2/hour. This is what we call — say it with me — modern slavery.
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I’m sorry, but the concept of doing homework at my grown age?? Grad school, you will be held accountable for what you’ve done to me.
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My mom walked by and only read the first half of the book title, lol. She was extremely concerned (before seeing the second part) which means my rants at the dinner table have been working 😆
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December 6, 1995: a star is born
December 6, 2019: a star submits her final thesis draft
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Nobody knows how much
#CrossoverWeek
means to me. I mean,
@NBCChicagoFire
@nbcsvu
&
@NBCChicagoPD
combined? Dreams really do come true!
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From the river to the sea,
PALESTINE WILL BE FREE 🇵🇸
📍Columbus, OH
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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, especially the incarcerated people that will be unable to open presents with their loved ones this year
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The climate crisis (among other things) is leading to illness and death in prisons and jails across the country
also notice how correctional officer reps blame “understaffing” rather than the deadly conditions created and supported by the prison industrial complex
A Minnesota prison was placed on emergency lockdown after about 100 inmates in one housing unit facing dangerously high temps wouldn't return to their cells
“It is a 100 year old building with no AC, no central air. The walls actually sweat.”
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I am legally obligated to share that today is not only my birthday, but also the last day of fall classes. This may be the greatest crossover event of the year. 🤪
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me, just moments after agreeing to do additional work despite the fact that I’m consistently overwhelmed
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The face I’ve been making in every zoom call when my colleagues feel the need to say, “wow your hair grew so fast over the weekend!”
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not to be dramatic but the
@JanelleMonae
x
@onepeloton
series is actually the best thing to happen to me all year. Yoga tonight with
@ChelseaJaya
was EVERYTHING!
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a professor complimented my writing and gave me multiple words of encouragement today so brb crying for the next 12 days 😭😭😭😭
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Sorry professor,
I can’t make it to class today. Janelle Monaé retweeted me so I have to scream in my room for the foreseeable future.
Best,
Candice
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me every single morning
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Chiming in with gratitude for all of the responses. The quote tweets & replies are a mix of comedy (we all have to laugh through the pain!) as well as helpful suggestions - keep adding ❤️
Though I posed the question, I’ve prioritized rest and have occasional “no work” afternoons
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Remember to stand in solidarity:
DO NOT CROSS THE DIGITAL PICKET LINE! Read your local news, engage with other media sources and outlets, break your crossword and wordle streaks
The needle often knows before we do. But this was management’s choice. We’ll see you at 1 p.m. for our picket and rally with
@NYGuild
,
@NewsGuild
and CWAUnion!
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Merry Christmas everyone, especially my relatives who thought I was in law school this whole time. Sorry to break it to you, I’m a researcher and I’m getting a masters degree in human rights studies. Your family lawyer dreams have been crushed. Happy holidays! ✌🏾💛
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Today I sat it on a proponent hearing for SB 83, a proposed bill that would eliminate the right to strike at state universities in OH & prohibit mandatory DEI training, just to name two items. The statements I heard in support of this bill…I have no words
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