Jails and prisons are exceptionally susceptible to viral outbreaks, such as severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The USA has extremely high rates of incarceration and …

During the past decade, scholars continued to focus on how larger economic trends
impacted families across the income spectrum. From income and wealth inequality to …

Historically, laws and policies to criminalize drug use or possession were rooted in explicit
racism, and they continue to wreak havoc on certain racialized communities. We are a group …

While the scale and consequences of mass incarceration in the United States have been
well-documented over the past two decades, sociologists have focused less attention on …

Between 1980 and 2007, probation rates in the United States skyrocketed alongside
imprisonment rates; since 2007, both forms of criminal justice control have declined in use …

Objectives: Research on criminal continuity and change has traditionally focused on
elements of the adult life course (eg, marriage and employment); however, recent social and …

In an effort to extend understanding of the employment concerns faced by former prisoners
released into the community, we draw from the voices of 24 individuals released from …

In recent decades, sociological studies of black males and of black masculinity in America
unfolded with great rapidity. In the 1960s, sociological studies of black males gained …

Transportation insecurity is a condition in which a person is unable to regularly move from
place to place in a safe or timely manner and has important implications for the study of …

Housing is central to health equity, and mass incarceration is an important but understudied
aspect of housing vulnerability and health inequity. One way in which housing can be linked …