Penology & Punishment

This authoritative volume explores different perspectives on economic and social justice and the challenges presented by and within the criminal ju...

Los Angeles incarcerates more people than any other city in the United States, which imprisons more people than any other nation on Earth. This boo...

An original argument that the answer to mass incarceration lies not with experts and pundits, but with ordinary people taking extraordinary actions...

The fascinating story behind the innocence movement's quest for justice. Documentaries like Making a Murderer, the first season of Serial, and the...

The unsung heroes who defend the accused from the ultimate punishment What motivates someone to make a career out of defending some of the worst su...

For incarcerated fathers, prison rather than work mediates access to their families. Prison rules and staff regulate phone privileges, access to wr...

The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated have been remarkably mo...

An in-depth analysis of the legal entry points and remedies in the school-to-prison pipeline The school-to-prison pipeline is an emerging trend tha...

An eye-opening look at how incarcerated people, health professionals, and others behind and beyond bars came together to problem-solve incarceratio...

'A robust, decolonial challenge to carceral feminism' - Angela Y. Davis ***Winner of an English PEN Award 2022*** The mainstream conversation sur...

The separation of powers and independent, judicial decision-making are generally accepted as hallmarks of the rule of law in democratic societies. ...

Jails are the largest service providers of mental health in the United States. Unlike prisons, where all incarcerated individuals have been convict...