April D. Fernandes, PhD is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University, Her work explores the racialized and ableist consequences of contact with the criminal legal system, ranging from police interactions and arrests to prison and jail stays. She is a co-founder and co-PI of Captive Money Lab, along with Dr. Brittany Friedman and Dr. Gabriela Kirk, where they are currently exploring the implementation and impacts of prison pay-to-stay, or the practice of states charging incarcerated people for the per diem costs of incarceration, with their recently received $1.5 million grant from Arnold Ventures. During her time at CSLS, Dr. Fernandes will work on expanding her knowledge of civil law and process for her pay-to-stay work, while also developing her research agenda into the exploration of the intersections between disability and criminal legal contact. Dr. Fernandes received her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology at the University of Southern California and her PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington.
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CSLS Visiting Scholar
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