Christopher Zoukis

“This is not a must-read for those involved in the criminal justice system or those interested in criminal justice reform.

“a uniquely valuable addition to the scholarship on prison education.”

The incarceration of a loved one is a traumatic event. For many families, it is also life-altering.

Since 1989, more than 2,000 people have been acknowledged as innocent victims of wrongful conviction.

“Alarming and timely, Justice Failed is a must-read for anyone hoping to better understand the reality of modern American criminal justice.”

When a juvenile commits a crime, the constituents of the criminal justice system must answer a question: Is the kid a criminal, or is the criminal a kid?

“may be as close as most of us will ever come to understanding isolation, a sentence described by William Blake as ‘worse than death.’”

“The criminal justice system is in need of a seismic shift, and Kelley, Pitman, and Streusands' proposal is exactly the kind of major change needed.”

Famed 18th century jurist William Blackstone once said, "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." Theoretically, this is a bedrock principle of American criminal

“provides a broad and comprehensive framework from which anyone can gain an understanding of the powerful forces that drive the criminal justice system.”

“A must-read for any educator or anyone interested in better understanding the transcendental power of higher education.”

“a refreshing look at the causes of mass incarceration . . . a must-read for anyone involved in the criminal justice reform movement.”

As a somewhat jaded and world-weary incarcerated writer, rarely do I read something that makes me really mad.

Habeas corpus is a remedy of last resort for prisoners. Used by state and federal inmates alike, it is often the final opportunity to challenge the legality of a criminal conviction or sentence.

The For Beginners series of graphic nonfiction books take on complicated subjects in an authoritative but accessible and entertaining manner.

As the nation comes to grips with the incarceration boom of the last several decades, sociologists, criminologists, and other experts have begun to closely examine the collateral consequences broug

Sociologists, criminologists, and other scholars regularly study and debate what works about the American criminal justice system and what doesn't.

One of the most significant pains of imprisonment is being cut off from the outside world. While this is very much a physical segregation, it is also a mental and informational one.