Research desk

Find the questions, methods, and evidence shaping the next generation of carceral scholarship.

Working paper / 2026

Solitary confinement and the adolescent brain

A review of facility records and youth testimony across three decades.

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Methods note / 2026

Reading a prison archive against the grain

How researchers can identify silence, absence, and institutional bias in records.

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Case brief / 2026

Access to counsel after release

A guide to recent decisions and their implications for reentry programs.

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