With one-third of the global population now under some form of lockdown or quarantine due to the spread of COVID-19, an unprecedented number of people are experiencing varying levels of isolation daily. …
While at the American Psychiatric Association conference in San Francisco between May 18 – 22, be sure to see our authors at these sessions. #APAAM19 Andrew Scull, author of Psychiatry and Its …
Jail is simply no place for individuals suffering from serious mental illness, even if the jail has a mental health tag. Terry Allen Kupers In his op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, …
UC Press is proud to be part of the Association of University Press’s seventh annual University Press Week, whose overall theme this year is #TurnItUP: The university press community amplifies voices, disciplines, and …
If you’re attending American Society of Criminology conference in Philadelphia from November 15 – 18, make sure to visit UC Press at booth #27 for a 40% discount. Our titles act as a catalyst for change, …
“When I testify in court, I am often asked: ‘What is the damage of long-term solitary confinement?’ . . . Many prisoners emerge from prison after years in solitary with very serious psychiatric symptoms …
The treatment of prisoners continues to be at the forefront of global discussions on human rights. August 10th is Prisoner’s Justice Day, a day of observance that began in 1975 after Edward …