Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 48. Jails & Prisons

A Path Forward: The Blueprint to Close Rikers - Lovis M. Nelson-Williams, Independent Rikers Commission

Identifying Drivers of Prison Population Growth and Decline - Julia Laskorunsky, Robina Institute, University of Minnesota Law School; Gerry Gaes, Florida State University; Bill Rhodes, Formerly Abt Associates

What makes a prison bust? Evidence from New York state - May Pascaud, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY; Allison M. Echeverria, CUNY Graduate Center / John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Joel A. Capellan, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Welfare States and Imprisonment Rates: Revisiting Public Assistance and Punishment in the United States - Stefan Ivanov, University at Albany, SUNY

Gary J. Kowaluk, Lincoln University of Missouri