Both Cruel and Usual
A new book on criminal punishment exposes the responsibility of lawyers.
Articles in Criminal Punishment (5)
Getting Past Punishment
Prisons are dystopian microstates that operate on senselessly cruel bureaucratic logic.
The Chicago Police Department Tortured People
Radical lawyer Flint Taylor discusses his work on Fred Hampton’s murder case, Chicago police torture, and prison abolition…
The Chicago Police Department Tortured People
Radical lawyer Flint Taylor discusses his work on Fred Hampton’s murder case, Chicago police torture, and prison abolition…
Why Can’t Prisoners Vote?
If we want to live in a democracy, we have to have universal suffrage. Period.
The Autobiography of Robert Pruett
Robert Pruett has been in prison since age 15. On Thursday the State of Texas plans to take his life…
Wait, Do People Actually Know Just How Evil This Man Is?
Joe Arpaio’s reign was two decades of intimidation, cruelty, and abuses of power…
Can Prison Abolition Ever Be Pragmatic?
Will incarceration always be a necessary evil?
Mass Incarceration and the Limits of Prose
Many books try to capture the truth of mass incarceration. But how can words hope to convey the reality?