In the era of mass incarceration, over 600,000 people are released from federal or state
prison each year, with many returning to chaotic living environments rife with violence. In …

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into
precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no …

After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the
United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the …

Health insurance coverage varies substantially between racial and ethnic groups in the
United States. Compared to non-Hispanic whites, African Americans and people of Hispanic …

We present new evidence on the evolution of black–white earnings differences among all
men, including both workers and nonworkers. We study two measures:(i) the level earnings …

National data have shown for decades that Black students experience more frequent and
severe disciplinary actions that remove them from school (eg, suspension), compared with …

Over 130,000 juveniles are detained in the United States each year with 70,000 in detention
on any given day, yet little is known about whether such a penalty deters future crime or …

In 1960, 94 percent of doctors and lawyers were white men. By 2010, the fraction was just 62
percent. Similar changes in other highly‐skilled occupations have occurred throughout the …

Using rich data linking federal cases from arrest through to sentencing, we find that initial
case and defendant characteristics, including arrest offense and criminal history, can explain …

Scholarship on the expansion of the US carceral state has primarily focused on
imprisonment rates. Yet the majority of adults under formal criminal justice control are on …