University of Wisconsin-Madison
The book Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration will be published on September 30 and is described by its publisher, Oxford University Press, as being “the first comprehensive and empirical book focused on the connection between incarceration and health.” Co-authored by Professor of Sociology Mike Massoglia, with colleagues Jason Schnittker and Christopher …
Associate Professor Mike Light’s study demonstrating the decline of racial inequality in federal drug-crime sentencing was recently published in “Social Forces” and is highlighted in Charles Lane’s editorial column in “The Washington Post.” Lane writes, “As the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd last year gets underway, the nation is …
Eason, who wrote this article with 3 colleagues who also research criminal justice, points out how some of the counties in the U.S. that are most affected by COVID-19 are those where correctional facilities are located. Upon review of state plans for vaccination administration, however, only a few states have identified prisoners as a population …
Associate Professor Michael Light, and UW-Madison graduate student co-authors Jingying He and Jason Robey, had their research published in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that compares crime rates between undocumented immigrants, legal immigrants, and native-born US citizens in Texas. An interview with Light about the research can be found …
Wisconsin Public Radio presented a news story on the rate of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin prisons on Thursday, September 3. John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology and director of the University of Wisconsin Justice Lab, commented on the disproportionate rate of incarceration of African Americans in state prisons, and how increased COVID-19 testing will show …
John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the UW-Madison Justice Lab, has presented early results from a research project that suggest that efforts to reduce the jail population in the months of January, February and March resulted in decreasing the number of COVID-19 cases in the Dane County Jail. Eason has partnered with …
A guest column by Professor Emerita Pamela Oliver was published in the July 25 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal that describes how the money bail system unfairly affects decisions on guilt and punishment in our legal system. She discusses two local cases in Madison that demonstrate this disparity. Oliver writes, “A legal system that treats …
Associate Professor John Eason has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research the extent of the reciprocal relationship of infections and deaths from COVID-19 among prisoners, correctional staff and the larger community over time. The project will also examine the spatial aspects of the relationship of infections and deaths from COVID-19. …
On June 3 the Dane County Criminal Justice Council announced a new research partnership with John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, to determine the impact of jail population reduction on the incidence of COVID-19 in the jail, as well as a projection of COVID-19 infection if the reduction had not occurred. Eason’s research focus has been …
Pam Oliver recently provided comment about current and historical protests against police brutality in an interview with Madison’s NBC 15 news. She is working on a research project analyzing how racism and black protests against police violence have been changing since the 1990s in the United States. Oliver said, “Was I shocked about what happened …