Mass Incarceration
Daylighting Past, Present Prison Practices
91猎奇's mass incarceration research illuminates connected workings of penal politics, economics, social theory, and human rights. Scholarship intersects with educational initiatives in our commitment to dismantling systemic barriers and creating impactful solutions for a just and equitable society. Below is a rotating selection of our standout faculty in this field.
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Selected Publications
Armaline, W., Silfen-Glasberg, D., and Purkayastha, B., (2024). . Routledge.
Augustine, D. (2023). . Criminology 61(3)
De Giorgi, A. (2018). . Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Halushka, J. (2020). . Social Problems, 67(2).
Kinney, E. (2015). . The Illegal Business of Human Trafficking, Springer
Uresti, A., Thomas, S., (2023). . Third-Space Exploration in Education, IGI Global.
Award Highlights
Armaline, Worthen, 鈥淧eople's Budget of San Jose research and policy project of the 91猎奇 Human Rights Institute鈥� 鈥� Heising Simons Foundation, 2020
Armaline, Myers-Lipton, 鈥淎nnual Silicon Valley Pain Index of the 91猎奇 Human Rights Institute鈥� 鈥� Heising Simons Foundation, 2021
Augustine, "A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Fentanyl-Stimulant Polysubstance Use Among People Experiencing Homelessness" 鈥� NIH
Harris, Kinney, 鈥淪urvey of Sex Offenders under the Supervision of the CDCR and CASOMB鈥� 鈥� California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2016
Stevenson, 鈥淪an Jos茅 State University Research Foundation Service Navigation 2020-2021鈥� 鈥� Santa Clara County, 2020, Ongoing
Stevenson, "California Community Reinvestment Grants Program - Record Clearance Project Legal Services" 鈥� California Community Reivestment, 2025
Featured Faculty
Bill Armaline
Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Political Sociology, Human Rights, Racism, Political Economy, Criminal Justice, Education
ORCID: 0000-0002-3720-1119
Assistant Professor of Justice Studies
Punishment, Inequality, Prison, Reentry, Community Supervision, Parole, Employment,
Homelessness, Substance Use, Social Control
ORCID: 0000-0002-6846-6929
Alessandro De Giorgi
Professor of Justice Studies
Critical Criminology, Punishment and Society, Sociolegal Studies, Political Economy
of Punishment, Urban Ethnography, Marxist Theory
ORCID: 0000-0003-3772-1488
John Halushka
Associate Professor of Justice Studies
Sociology of Punishment; Law and Society; Prisoner Reentry; Race, Class, and Gender
Inequalities; Qualitative Methods
ORCID: 0000-0002-6217-4829
Edith Kinney
Associate Professor of Justice Studies
Law and Social Movements, Criminal Justice, Human Trafficking
ORCID: 0000-0001-6097-0525
Margaret "Peggy" Stevenson
Lecturer, Record Clearance Project Director
Courts and Society, Criminal Conviction Clearance, Experiential and Service Learning,
Legal Services for Low-Income Communities, Workers鈥� Rights, Restorative Justice
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Courts and Society, Criminal Conviction Clearance, Experiential and Service Learning,
Legal Services for Low-Income Communities, Workers鈥� Rights, Restorative Justice
ORCID: 0000-0001-9460-446X
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