Tag: Incarceration
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Nation & World
COVID prison releases expose key driver of racial inequity
As the incarcerated population dropped overall, the proportion of Black prisoners rose. Researchers point to unequal sentencing.
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Nation & World
Study suggests new lessons on COVID-19 and mass incarceration
Results of a new Harvard paper are offering lessons on pandemic preparedness and providing another argument against mass incarceration.
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Nation & World
Unpacking the power of poverty
Social scientists have long understood that a child’s environment can have long-lasting effects on their success later in life. Exactly how is less well understood. A new Harvard study points to a handful of key indicators, including exposure to high lead levels, violence, and incarceration, as key predictors of children’s later success.
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Nation & World
Hard time gets a hard look
A new graduate seminar gives students a chance to develop ideas on reforming the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Nation & World
Incarceration in the U.S. is big business
On Harvard Kennedy School’s PolicyCast podcast, alumnus Bryan Stevenson addresses issues of racial and financial inequality in the U.S. justice system.
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Nation & World
Learning the streets, scene by scene
The acclaimed TV series “The Wire” is at the center of “HBO’s The Wire and Its Contribution to Understanding Urban Inequality,” a new course aimed at teaching Harvard undergraduates about inner-city life.