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Reuben J. Miller is a sociologist studying mass incarceration and a former chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago who spent years alongside prisoners and former prisoners, as well as their friends and families. His deep understanding of the lifelong repercussions of even a single arrest reveals that life after incarceration can be its own form of prison.

Miller’s book, “Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration,” shows that the American justice system was not created to rehabilitate but to keep classes of Americans impoverished, unstable and disenfranchised long after they’ve paid their debt to society.

This virtual book talk by Miller will be followed by a brief discussion about the inequities of the U.S. criminal justice system featuring:

Laura Abrams, professor and chair of UCLA Luskin Social Welfare
Amada Armenta Ph.D. sociology ’11, associate professor of urban planning
Isaac Bryan MPP ’18, director of the UCLA Black Policy Project
Michael Mendoza, director of national advocacy for the Anti-Recidivism Coalition

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