Alfred R. D’Anca (CMSV): A Different Promise: Catholic Social Thought and Criminal Punishment in America. The Lost Boys of Tryon: Inside New York’s most infamous juvenile prison, where troubled kids — abused and forgotten — learn to become troubled adults. An interview with Michelle Brown, author of The Culture of Punishment: Prison, Society, and Spectacle. Beyond Bars: The era of mass incarceration is ending; now we have to figure out what comes next. Will be jailed for food: To poorest Americans incarceration is an all-inclusive welfare getaway opportunity. From Esquire, Michael Finkel on how he convinced a death-row murderer not to die. The Exonerator: Self-taught private investigator Jim McCloskey has helped free more than three dozen people who were imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit. Prisoners of Parole: Could keeping convicts from violating probation or their terms of release be the answer to prison overcrowding? From The Village Voice, in a crime-free city, how does a young gangbanger represent? From TPM, a book club on Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice by Alexandra Natapoff. A review of Gangs, Marginalised Youth and Social Capital by Ross Deuchar. Eric Banks on the Manson Family: Here are a few titles that any Manson syllabus should contain. An interview with David Downes on books about crime and punishment. A review of The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates by John Temple. Why do individuals kill their families and why does familicide appear to be on the rise? An interview with Radley Balko on the flaws in America's criminal-justice system.
