L. Caitlin Kanewske is a doctoral student in the department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. She received her MS degree in Justice, Law and Society from American University in 2014 and her BA in English from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2010. From 2010 to 2011 she was a security threat group special instructor within the New Mexico Corrections Department. Her research interests include evidence-based crime interventions, mental health, prison reform, and correctional programming.