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.
Scholar
- 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
- Nobo 4
- Orihuela 1
- Papachristos 10
- Peyton 1
- Richeson 8
- Sierra-Arévalo 3
- Stanley 6
- Thomas 1
- Tyler 15
- Venkatesh 5
- Wang 7
- Weaver 8
- Yaffe 2

Turn Prisons Into Colleges
New York Times | Imagine if prisons looked like the grounds of universities. Instead of languishing in cells, incarcerated people sat in classrooms and learned about climate science or poetry — just like college students. Or even with them.
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.”
Think Manhattan DA Cy Vance Goes Easy on the Rich? Look at How he Prosecutes the Poor.
New York Magazine | Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 is quoted in an article about Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr..
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.
Illinois court panel breaks new ground in condemning police deceptions
Injustice Watch | Clinical Associate Professor Miriam Gohara is quoted in an article about a ruling in appellate court challenging police use of deception.
Bills move state backward on crime - A Commentary by James Forman Jr.
The Baltimore Sun | James Forman Jr. is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
After Stephon Clark Shooting, Questions Remain about Police Use of Force
NPR | Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares was interviewed about police shootings.
New York Forgets Its Juvenile Lifers
New York Times | Scholarship by Associate Professor of Law Issa Kohler-Hausmann ’08 is cited in an editorial about juvenile offenders in the New York prison system.
James Forman Jr, tackling criminal justice from multiple angles
Connecticut Mirror | Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. '92 is interviewed.
Confidential ICE Handbook Lays Out paths for Investigators to Avoid Constitutional Challenges
The Intercept | Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey Meares is quoted in an article about strategies ICE uses to avoid constitutional challenges.
Georgia Incarcerating Fewer African-Americans in Its Prisons
Associated Press | Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. '92 is quoted in an article about the declining rate of African Americans jailed in Georgia.
Everyday Justice
Yale Alumni Magazine | Professor Tracey Meares is helping police to build trust with civilians. Read a story on her work in the Yale Alumni Magazine.