LibGuides: Incarceration in America: Reform

Books and E-Books

To Build A Better Criminal Justice System by Marc Mauer and Kate Epstein
Publication Date: 2012
25 Experts Envision the Next 25 Years of Reform, published by The Sentencing Project: Research and Advocacy For Reform
Downsizing Prisons by Michael Jacobson
Call Number: HV9471.J317 2005
ISBN: 9780814742747
Publication Date: 2005-02-01
Why Are So Many Americans in Prison? by Stoll Raphael
Call Number: HV9471.R37 2013
ISBN: 9780871547125
Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Criminal Justice Reform with Newt Gingrich and Van Jones

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Van Jones, founder and president of Rebuild the Dream, engage in an powerful bipartisan discussion about the importance of smart criminal justice reform in the states and at the federal level, at the Justice Reinvestment National Summit in San Diego, Nov. 17-19, 2014.

Articles

I Was Alabama's Top Judge. I'm Ashamed by What I Had To Do to Get There
How Money Is Ruining America's Court
Charles Koch, Liberal Crusader?
Koch had decided to help pull together a new coalition of left-right advocacy groups in Washington, including the Hillary Clinton-aligned Center for American Progress, to fight what he calls the “overcriminalization of America.”
Fixing Justice In America: Here's Why Our New Left-Right Coalition Has the Political Oomph To Do It
How A Dirty Police Force Gets Clean
For years, Oakland’s police department was one of the worst in the country. Is it finally getting its act together?

Organizations

Vera Institute of Justice
The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.