Mass Incarceration

Daylighting Past, Present Prison Practices

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SJSU's mass incarceration research illuminates connected workings of penal politics, economics, social theory, and human rights. Scholarship intersects with educational initiatives in our commitment to dismantling systemic barriers and creating impactful solutions for a just and equitable society. Below is a rotating selection of our standout faculty in this field.

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Featured Faculty

armalineBill Armaline
Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Political Sociology, Human Rights, Racism, Political Economy, Criminal Justice, Education
ORCID: 0000-0002-3720-1119

augustineDallas Augustine
Assistant Professor of Justice Studies
Punishment, Inequality, Prison, Reentry, Community Supervision, Parole, Employment, Homelessness, Substance Use, Social Control
ORCID: 0000-0002-6846-6929

di giorgiAlessandro De Giorgi
Professor of Justice Studies
Critical Criminology, Punishment and Society, Sociolegal Studies, Political Economy of Punishment, Urban Ethnography, Marxist Theory
ORCID: 0000-0003-3772-1488

halushkaJohn Halushka
Associate Professor of Justice Studies
Sociology of Punishment; Law and Society; Prisoner Reentry; Race, Class, and Gender Inequalities; Qualitative Methods
ORCID: 0000-0002-6217-4829

KinneyEdith Kinney
Associate Professor of Justice Studies
Law and Social Movements, Criminal Justice, Human Trafficking
ORCID: 0000-0001-6097-0525

stevensonMargaret "Peggy" Stevenson
Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director

Courts and Society, Criminal Conviction Clearance, Experiential and Service Learning, Legal Services for Low-Income Communities, Workers’ Rights, Restorative Justice

urestiAubrey Uresti
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Courts and Society, Criminal Conviction Clearance, Experiential and Service Learning, Legal Services for Low-Income Communities, Workers’ Rights, Restorative Justice
ORCID: 0000-0001-9460-446X

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