Perhaps law professors should confine themselves to explaining the law to their students and showing how it works based upon the best evidence available. “The American legal professoriate has tirelessly pursued an expose’ of American…
Topic: prisons
Pell Grants should go to Prisoners too, says Obama
Well, there you have it: The Obama administration recently announced a new federal grant program that will cover the costs of college for state and federal prisoners. The three- to five-year Second Chance Pell Pilot…
Professors for Empty Prisons
Professors who rail against the imprisonment of blacks rarely show as much interest in black victims of crime. “In 1980, there were 500,000 Americans in prison or jail,” Jason Stanley writes in The Chronicle Review….
Academics Fix Another Problem
How many academics does it take to fix America’s criminal justice system? Twenty. That’s how many participated in a National Research Council (NRC) study of U.S. prisons and their effect on inner cities. The study…