Media & Political Testimony

The criminal legal system was created and is maintained through policy choices. I actively participate in state and federal policy regarding the intersection of the criminal legal system and health and am always open to speaking with the media about these topics.

Selected Media Coverage

Bartolo, J. 'Unintended consequences’: Study outlines impact of Pueblo’s 2024 needle exchange ban. Pueblo Chieftain. April 22, 2025.
Crumpler, Rachel. Did prison have to ‘be a death sentence’ for man with mental illness? NC Health News. April 7, 2025.
Shaw, Tayler. Incarcerated People are Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change, CU Doctors Say. CU Anschutz Newsroom. March 3, 2025.
Hastings, Matthew. Incarcerated Populations and Healthcare: Myths and Facts. CU Anschutz Newsroom. August 27, 2024.
Stahl, Aviva. ‘He was a human being’: US prisoners are dying from treatable conditions. The Guardian. April 4, 2024.
Crumpler, Rachel. How much do we know about suicide and self-harm that happen during incarceration? NC Health News. November 21, 2023.

Selected Political Testimony & Support

I actively contributed to and endorsed the Federal Environmental Health in Prisons Act.

I am a member of the Right Response Coalition, a coalition focused on disentangling behavioral health from the criminal legal system. Through this work, I have provided state-level testimony to oppose the felonization of fentanyl, to support Overdose Prevention Centers, and to call for a public health approach to criminal legal task forces.

Selected Opinion Pieces

Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the people most affected. The Conversation. June 13, 2025.
Opinion: The Abysmal State of Reporting Suicides from U.S. Prisons. Undark. August 3, 2023.