Jen Peirce

This week’s revolutionary is Jen Peirce, a Ph.D. candidate, and criminal justice reform activist. Having grown up in conservative Calgary, just where the prairies turn into the mountains, Jen grew up going to marches and protests, was raised around feminists, and watched her mom work within various social justice groups. Now, as a Ph.D. candidate, her research focuses on criminal justice issues, human rights issues, and prison reform throughout Latin America. Throughout our conversation, Jen and I discuss various aspects of the criminal justice system, what parts need to be reformed, and how to get there. She points to other nations’ criminal justice systems designed as rehabilitation-oriented institutional reform processes, and how those systems seek to have its prisons comply with international human rights standards. Some Questions I Ask: Tell me about your work in the Dominican Republic? (1:04)Tell me how your life started. (8:15)Do you view your work as a calling? (40:16)What do you want to do next? (42:33)If someone wants to find and support your work, where can they do that? (52:50)In This Episode, You Will Learn: How to use your privilege to lose your privilege. (16:57)How the US government policies affect free-trade agreements. (19:47)How those profiting off corrupt systems are the ones controlling social and systemic change. (26:13)How many Americans are behind bars in the United States. (35:57)How to integrate criminal justice work into feminist work. (44:02)Connect with Jen Peirce: WebsiteTwitterLinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.