Prison

Rethinking prison labor under the 13th Amendment Photo of a sign reading INMATES WORKING on the side of a highway

Rethinking prison labor under the 13th Amendment

A UChicago legal scholar examines how forced labor persists in U.S. prisons—and what it will take to change the system

Jun 5, 2025
U.S. prison labor programs violate fundamental human rights, new report finds Wide shot of a prison watch tower, with barbed wire in the foreground

U.S. prison labor programs violate fundamental human rights, new report finds

Jun 16, 2022
Why You Should Hire Someone Who Went To Prison NORC at the University of Chicago finds some HR professionals believe individuals with criminal records make better hires

Why You Should Hire Someone Who Went To Prison

<p>NORC at the University of Chicago finds some HR professionals believe individuals with criminal records make better hires</p>

Aug 10, 2018

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PODCAST: How to reduce the U.S. prison population by nearly half Prison cell

PODCAST: How to reduce the U.S. prison population by nearly half

Mar 5, 2018
Reducing Illinois prison population is a marathon, not a sprint

Reducing Illinois prison population is a marathon, not a sprint

In op-ed, Asst. Prof. Matthew Epperson argues efforts to reverse mass incarceration must consider needs of released prisoners

Apr 10, 2015
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Prison research to examine neural circuitry of criminal psychopaths

Prison research to examine neural circuitry of criminal psychopaths

Aug 2, 2011

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Project to use prison research in studying neural basis of psychopathy

Project to use prison research in studying neural basis of psychopathy

Aug 1, 2011

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