Research shows that imposing longer sentences harms inmates and society. There are less expensive − and more effective − ways to hold people accountable and help them prepare for life after prison.
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It’s estimated half the men in Australian prisons are fathers. One way for them to stay in touch with their children is through ‘video visits’.
This is a problem for everyone. Research shows mental health intervention and engagement helps reduce offending among people with serious mental illness who commit offences.
The Attica uprising marked a milestone in the prisoners’ rights movement. Many of the grievances aired in 1971 are still relevant to today’s incarcerated population.
A quarter of prisoners report a cognitive, intellectual or developmental disability. But the true figure could be even higher.
Infection rates of COVID-19 have soared among prisoners in the US. An expert on penal policy considers what is ‘unjust and disproportionate’ punishment at this time.
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Senior Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University
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Associate Professor, Boston University
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Associate Professor of Law, Drexel University
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Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Lecturer Criminology, Justice & Social Policy, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Child & Family Social Work, University of Sydney
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Research Theme Fellow Education and Work, Western Sydney University
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University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati