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Retired criminal justice professor Barry Latzer argued that the U.S. justice system is becoming too lenient on criminals. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.

Authors Mariame Kaba, Derecka Purnell, and Marlon Peterson discussed their paths to becoming abolitionists.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges reflected on his time teaching at the East Jersey State Prison as part of Rutgers University’s degree program. Labyrinth Books in Princeton,…

Judge Victoria Pratt spoke about her time serving as the chief judge on the Newark Municipal Court in New Jersey and offered her thoughts on how to transform the criminal justice system.…

Lisa Forbes detailed her journey from incarceration to creating a program that helps former inmates navigate re-entry into society. Book Bar in Denver, Colorado, hosted this event.

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast Ear Hustle co-creators and co-hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods reflected on of how they came to San Quentin prison and talked about everyday life in…

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges reflected on his time teaching at the East Jersey State Prison as part of Rutgers University’s degree program. He spoke at the 2021 Miami Book…

Journalist Jackie Calmes reported on the Republican Party’s push to fill judicial appointments and seats on the Supreme Court, which culminated with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the…

Defense attorney Marc Bookman looked at capital punishment in the U.S. This virtual program was hosted by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five exonerated for a wrongful conviction, and Ian Manuel, sentenced to life in prison at age 14, talked about their experiences in the U.S. judicial…

University of Chicago Professor Martha Nussbaum looked at sexual harassment and assault in the fields of sports, entertainment, and the judiciary. This virtual event was hosted by the Free…

University of California Hastings College of the Law professor Hadar Aviram looked at California’s parole system through the life sentences given to those involved in the Manson Family…

Cyntoia Brown-Long discussed her journey from prison to an advocate working to reform juvenile sentencing guidelines.

City University of New York Professor Ruth Gilmore and Princeton University Professor Naomi Murakawa discussed ending mass incarceration in the U.S.

Yale’s Charles Barber talked about his Citizen Outlaw: One Man’s Journey from Gangleader to Peacekeeper. In his book he detailed the life of William “Juneboy” Outlaw, who went from convicted felon to…

Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, talked about his book, The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences.

Sister Helen Prejean spoke about her life and her work to abolish the death penalty.

John Pfaff, author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform; Rachel Barkow, author of Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass…

BookTV presented coverage of Free Minds Book Club, which takes place twice a month with inmates at the Washington, D.C., Jail.

New York Magazine’s Emily Bazelon took part in a discussion of her book, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration, in which she reported on the…