Examining nursing homes, prisons, jails, psychiatric hospitals and immigration detention centers through a disability lens allows for creative redesigns that question the very function of these institutions. It’s time to unite the movements for abolition, decarceration and defunding police, and invest in long-term, community-based solutions—rather than disconnected, piecemeal reforms.
Author: Jasmine E. Harris
Jasmine E. Harris is a professor of law and Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall research scholar at the University of California-Davis. Professor Harris is an expert in disability law, antidiscrimination law and evidence. She is a law and equality scholar with a particular focus on disability and questions of aesthetics and perception. Professor Harris also writes frequently about disability and equality law for popular audiences with essays in major news outlets such as the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Tribune Wire, in addition to appearances in the Washington Post, TIME Magazine, Forbes and USA Today.