Helen Fair
Helen Fair is a research fellow at the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research at Birkbeck, University of London, known for her expertise in global prison populations and criminal justice issues. She has contributed to significant studies on incarceration trends and has been involved in discussions surrounding the impacts of mental health policies on incarceration rates. Fair was recently mentioned in context to a false claim made by former President Donald Trump regarding the emptying of mental institutions in South America, where she emphasized the lack of evidence supporting such assertions.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 6.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 331,002,651 | 169,138 | $21,000,000 | 10,731$ |
| Totals | 1 | 331,002,651 | 169,138 | $21,000,000 | 10,731$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
United States:
Helen Fair, an expert on global prisons at Birkbeck, University of London, told CNN in 2024 that she had 'seen absolutely no evidence' that any country had emptied prisons to send prisoners to the US.
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United Kingdom:
Helen Fair compiles the World Female Imprisonment List and faces challenges in finding accurate data.
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United States:
Helen Fair said she has seen absolutely no evidence that any country is emptying its prisons and sending them all to the US.
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United States:
Helen Fair, co-author of the prison population list and research fellow at the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research at Birkbeck, University of London, said in June 2024 that she has seen absolutely no evidence that any country is emptying its prisons and sending them all to the US.
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United States:
Helen Fair, co-author of the prison population list and research fellow at the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research at Birkbeck, University of London, said in June 2024, when Trump made a similar claim.
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