Brittany Deitch

I'm excited to share my latest piece on pay-to-stay laws. Repeal of criminal system fees is a winnable reform effort that benefits from advocates pursuing change through both judicial and legislative means.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Back to school! ❤️

Welcome!!!

And as an asterisk, Connecticut limited the scope of its application of pay-to-stay in 2022.

By my count, 44 states still have these laws in effect. Since 2019, Illinois, New York, Maine, and now Missouri have set the good example of repealing their pay-to-stay laws.

Missouri’s Incarceration Reimbursement Act Repealed - Missouri Appleseed On March 12, 2025, Missouri House Bill 495 was truly agreed to and passed with language that repealed MIRA.

Tardy to the party, but thrilled that Missouri has repealed its pay-to-stay law! In addition to being unjust and creating a hurdle to people's reentries after incarceration, these laws are ineffective. The costs of administration outweigh the fees collected.
missouriappleseed.org/repeal-misso...

Alan Michael Deitch Obituary April 3, 2025 - Leaf Cremation Ohio View Alan Michael Deitch's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

My dad passed on April 3. He always loved reading the obituaries in the paper, so I tried to write the obit he would have wanted to read by capturing his sense of humor.
www.leafcremationohio.com/obituaries/a...

Go Birds!!! 🦅💚🥳

When I spoke at Matt's service in May, the only fitting way to end my speech was with a tearful "Go Birds!"

All the feels today. I'll be wrapped up in Matt's Eagles jacket cheering hard. GO BIRDS!!! 🦅💚

🦅🦅🦅 FLY EAGLES FLY!!!! 💚💚💚 #GoBirds

My new kitties learned about snow today. There were lots of "What the heck?!" expressions around here.

Congratulations!

Some topics: whether jails should be required to provide MAT to detainees with substance dependency; whether police should be required to carry Narcan; whether AI-assisted inventions in the pharmaceutical industry should be patentable; and how Loper-Bright impacts Medicaid

Last week, the Capital University Law Review held its first Works-in-Progress Symposium, which gave students the opportunity to present their work and receive feedback. It always delights me to see students explore their interests with intellectual curiosity and openness.

I like covering Homicide in October (spooky season) and Group Criminality just before the holidays (togetherness).

Can you please add me too? Thank you so much for putting this together!!!

I've been daydreaming about teaching a course like this for a few years now. If you're willing to share your syllabus, I'd really appreciate the opportunity to take a peek!

Thank you so much!

Intro: I'm a prof at Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, teaching classes with "Crim" in the title. I write on punishment and have been focusing on monetary sanctions in the criminal system lately. I think about cycles of poverty and criminal punishment.
I love cats.