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Societies Contoured Along Penal Power

Author Michael Welch presents an excerpt from his new book about the enduring meaning of containment and surveillance in post-conflict societies.
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Learning from the History of Rape Kit Protocols

Author Jaimie Morse on how the history of rape kit protocols raises questions of epistemology, representation, and social justice in anti-rape activism in medicine.
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Q&A with Benjamin R. Weiss, author of "The Price of Justice"

Author Benjamin R. Weiss on whether civil lawsuits are actually effective for victims of sexual violence.
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Visions of Prisons: Wars, Walls, and Watching

by Michael Welch (Author)
Apr 2026
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Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration

by Matthew D.C. Larsen (Author), Mark Letteney (Author)
Aug 2025
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Banished Men: How Migrants Endure the Violence of Deportation

by Abigail Leslie Andrews (Author)
Jul 2024
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