JC in the News
You can access the latest roundup of JC members in the news, appearing in outlets such as The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, NBC News, and The New York Times.
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- Baskin-Sommers 3
- Bell 10
- Betts 15
- Bozic 1
- Camacho 11
- Canales 1
- Doherty 3
- Forman Jr 21
- Goff 38
- Gohara 7
- Gripp 1
- Hinton 24
- Jackson 1
- Justice 1
- Justice Collaboratory 1
- Katsaros 3
- Kohler-Hausmann 6
- Meares 39
- Orihuela 1
- Papachristos 10
- Peyton 1
- Richeson 8
- Sarnoff 4
- Sierra-Arévalo 3
- Stanley 6
- Thomas 1
- Tyler 15
- Venkatesh 5
- Wang 7
- Weaver 8
- Yaffe 2
Inside Yale Law School: James Forman, Jr.
Inside Yale Law School | Professor James Forman Jr. discusses his criminal justice work and his Pulitzer-Prize-winning book Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. He also describes the Law School Access Program, an innovative pipeline program for people from the New Haven area who are underrepresented in the law.
How just is Connecticut's criminal justice system?
WNPR | James Forman participates in a panel discussion about Connecticut's criminal justice system.
For new Yale center, the fight for racial justice begins locally
Yale News | Justice Collaboratory member James Forman Jr. unveils the new Law and Racial Justice Center at Yale Law School.
12 books that best explain America's incarceration system, according to criminal justice lawyers
Business Insider | James Forman Jr.'s Pulitzer Prize-winning story, "Locking Up Our Own," is included in a list of the best, nuanced criminal justice books.
More Foe Than Friend
The Nation | James Foreman and his book are cited in an analysis of the Supreme Court and the pursuit of racial equity.
The Authoritarian Instincts of Police Unions
The Atlantic | Forman and his book, Locking Up Our Own, were cited in an idea piece on police unions.
Can Criminal Justice Reform Survive a Wave of Violent Crime?
The New Republic | Forman and his book, Locking Up Our Own, were cited in an article on the impact of rising violent crime on CJR.
Column: A good first step toward racial justice: Don’t let police stop motorists for minor offenses
The LA Times | This column references an op-ed form James Forman Jr. that advocates for alternatives to police-led traffic stops.
Opinion: Get police out of the business of traffic stops
The Washington Post | James Forman Jr. penned an op-ed about alternatives to police being in charge of traffic stops.
"Let me see that waistband"
The Appeal | In an article discussing how the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department's Gun Recovery Unit has deployed illegitimate tactics against the communities they serve, James Forman Jr.'s Locking Up Our Own was cited as reference.
Five myths about guns
The Washington Post | James Forman Jr.'s book Locking Up Our Own was quoted in an article discussing myths about guns.
Ahead Of Inauguration Day, Capitol Riots Raise Questions About NYPD's Approach To Black Protesters
Gothamist | James Forman Jr. was quoted in an article about how police officers treat Black protestors more harshly than white ones.
The Complicated Role of Black Leaders in Shaping the Criminal Justice System
NPR | J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law Professor James Forman Jr., ’92 speaks with NPR’s Code Switch about Sen. Kamala Harris’s past as a prosecutor and his book Locking Up Our Own.
The "Find Something New" Edition
Slate | J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was the guest host of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast where the COVID-19 pandemic, cancel culture, and racial justice were discussed.
When it Works to 'Defund the Police'
New York Times | J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman Jr. is quoted by Nicholas Kristof in his column in the New York Times.
James Forman Jr. - "Locking Up Our Own" and the Path to Criminal Justice Reform - Extended Interview
The Daily Show | Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was a guest where he discussed his book “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.”
Yale Law Professor Wins Pulitzer for Book on Mass Incarceration
WNPR | Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was interviewed on the occasion of his Pulitzer Prize award.