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This obituary was written by Maureen Norton-Hawk and Susan Sered, co-authors of Can’t Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs, and the Limits of Personal Responsibility, and originally posted here. “The tough-looking blonde over there,” is how Darlene was described to us nearly fifteen years ago when we ...

Death by Prison is an ambitious overview of the rise of life sentences for American prisoners. In the interview below, author Christopher Seeds explains some of the key insights from the book. Christopher Seeds is Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at the University...