In Memoriam: Barry Krisberg
eulogy prepared for a memorial panel at the American Society of Criminology 2024 Annual Meeting In 2009, when we held our first California Correctional Crisis conference shortly after the order
Euthanize the Death Penalty Already: Scenes from Capital Punishment’s Chronic Deathbed
(published: The Green Bag 27(3), Spring 2024) INTRODUCTION J.R.R. Tolkien’s immortal Lord of the Rings tells of the crossing of the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, during which members of the Fellowship
Are Nonprofits that Employ People with Criminal Records Good or Bad? It Depends on Your Perspective
You’re probably familiar with the image at the top. Created by Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin, the face/vase illusion tests the modularity of perception: you can see the vase, or you
Damages Lawsuits for Prison COVID-19 Neglect Proceed
If you’ve followed this blog during COVID-19, when we were litigating Eighth Amendment cases at Quentin and beyond, or read FESTER (you should!), then you know an unpleasant truth about
Will the Protean Quality of Profiling Overcome Pretext Stop Reform?
In 2014, Chuck Epp, Steve Maynard-Moody and Don Haider-Markel published their wonderful book Pulled Over. The book is based on a survey of, and follow-up interviews with, more than 2,000
Prison Systems Still Making COVID19-Era Mistakes