Dr. Kathryn Whiteley, associate professor of criminal justice, wrote a piece for The Pennsylvania Prison Society newsletter, Graterfriends, highlighting her research into women’s incarceration in Australia, Ireland, and the United States. Dr. Whiteley, who has been a Pennsylvania Prison Society Official Visitor (PPSOV) for over a decade, also shared her thoughts on serving as the film producer for the documentary, “Until We Have Faces,” which highlights women incarcerated for murder. The documentary is available for free here.

Dr. Kathryn M. Whiteley, associate professor of criminal justice, was a guest speaker for a Women and Crime class at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Whiteley discussed her book chapter, I am more than a crime, current research, and documentary about women incarcerated for murder in SCI. Muncy, Pennsylvania. Students read her chapter, which was published in “Demystifying the Big House: Exploring Prison Experience and Media Representations (2018), and the class watched her 2021 documentary, “Until We Have Faces.”

Dr. Kathryn M. Whiteley,associate professor of criminal justice, officially launched her documentary, “Until We Have Faces,” to purchase or rent online. The documentary also was presented to the director, senior management, and various key staff of the Youth Advocate Program (YAP), Lebanon, on August 12. The goal is to use the documentary as a course template (educational resource) to facilitate/teach/share the personal experiences of women serving life in SCI Muncy Pennsylvania with Central Pennsylvania female youth.