Mass incarceration fundamentally altered the life course for a generation of American men,
but sustained declines in imprisonment in recent years raise questions about how …

US prisons were especially susceptible to COVID-19 infection and death; however, data
limitations have precluded a national accounting of prison mortality (including but not limited …

Recent years have seen a burgeoning of scholarship in abolition geography. But what does
it mean to theorize abolition in geography and what do geographers bring to abolition? This …

Research has pointed towards US state officials setting COVID regulations based on their
constituents' political affiliation. But a further explanation is needed as prior to 2020, US …

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted every facet of the United States
justice system, disrupting traditional systems and introducing a new era of virtual …

After four decades of growth, the size of the US incarcerated population has been declining
for the past decade, and racial disparities were beginning to shrink. The start of the COVID …

Abstract In 2017, the American Law Institute completed a 15-year revision of the sentencing
provisions of the Model Penal Code. This chapter examines early indicators of the revision's …

This report was supported by Arnold Ventures as part of a larger initiative to study New York
State's 2020 Criminal Justice Reforms. Thank you to Kristin Bechtel and Tyrell Connor for …

California's prison-sentencing system operates with a high degree of determinacy in time
served. We make this judgment despite a steady drift toward greater indeterminacy effected …