Dan BarachSet the Wayback Machine for 1960: Kamala Harris’ Mental Health PolicyI am a clinical social worker who has practiced since 2012, first in a large urban jail for three and a half years, and since then as a…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
Dan BarachA Few Words on Jail in America, Part Six: LGBTI InmatesThe social structure in jail is based entirely on who has power and who does not. Any appearance of weakness, real or imagined, is sure to…Sep 7, 2015Sep 7, 2015
Dan BarachA Few Words on Jail in America, Part Five: Jail on Reality TVIt is a truth universally acknowledged that reality shows contain very little reality. This includes those set in jail. It’s part of human…Aug 28, 2015Aug 28, 2015
Dan BarachA Few Words on Jail in America, Part 4: Solitary ConfinementWhat if this were your living space?Aug 21, 2015Aug 21, 2015
Dan BarachA Few Words on Jail in America, Part 3: ProfiteeringIf you want to see people beaten down by life, look no further than inmates in jail. If you want to see people looking just as beaten down…Aug 14, 2015Aug 14, 2015
Dan BarachA Few Words on Jail in America, Part 2: The Mentally Ill in JailA jail’s goals are simple: prevent escape and ensure the security of all inmates and staff. The mandate is to maintain order. In my last…Aug 7, 2015Aug 7, 2015
Dan BarachA Few Words on Jail in AmericaThe last year has been a deeply painful time for our nation. Quite frankly, the last four hundred years have been brutal in one way or…Jul 31, 2015Jul 31, 2015
Dan BarachOne State: A Naively Radical Solution for Israel/PalestineFor far longer than my lifetime, it’s been axiomatic among American Jews that a secular one-state solution in Israel is unacceptable. The…Jul 28, 2015Jul 28, 2015