Adrienne
Trauma and Moral Injury Caused by the Eastern District of Michigan Federal Government (Detroit)
by Adrienne Rockenhaus To: Judge Stephen J. Murphy, Probation Officers Jeffry Konal, Dion Thomas, and Stylianos Agapiou, SAUSA Corinne Lambert, and the “John Doe” U.S. Marshal who sexually harassed and physically terrorized me, You had no right to harm us. You had no right to let my husband, Conrad Rockenhaus, have a seizure in front … Read more
From “Looks Like a Criminal” to “Wife’s Behavior”: Federal Judge Stephen J. Murphy III (E.D. Michigan) Hasn’t Learned a Thing
by Adrienne Rockenhaus In United States v. Liggins (2023), the Sixth Circuit overturned Judge Stephen Murphy III’s ruling because he judged a Black man based on his appearance, stating on the record that the defendant “looks like a criminal to me.” In my husband’s case, the record proves Judge Murphy judged a disabled veteran based … Read more
Judge Stephen J Murphy III Should Never Have Sentenced Conrad Rockenhaus
Sentencing carries foreseeable consequences. When a court sentences or remands someone with known neurological injury and seizure history, the downstream conditions of confinement matter. Multiple actors had notice. Once the head injury and seizure occurred in open court, it wasn’t hidden. Judges, prosecutors, marshals, and probation all became aware, whether they wanted to engage or … Read more
The Poverty Trap: How America Still Jails People for Being Poor
By the Rockenhaus Editorial Team | Updated October 26, 2025 A gavel, handcuffs, and money: a modern symbol of how poverty and justice intertwine. A 21st-Century Problem with 19th-Century Roots Most people think debtors’ prisons disappeared long ago. The United States banned jailing people for private debt in 1833, and many nations followed. But a … Read more