Devah Pager

The Square One Project is a justice reform effort that re-examines community and policy responses to violence, poverty, and racial inequality. See our new web site for more... squareonejustice.org

There's much that is important in this new piece on work and poverty by @justshelter but the final observation is crucial: “Nobody who works should be poor,” we say. That’s not good enough. Nobody in America should be poor, period. nyti.ms/2MkTNLc

So nice to see the good guys still win once in a while. theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep…

Eliminating money bail in California sacbee.com/news/politics-…

A new order by the San Francisco superior court will waive $32million in criminal justice fees from about 21,000 people. Excellent move to end the cycle of debt and criminal justice reinvolvement sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

The tides are turning... fox2now.com/2018/08/07/wes…

Police kill about 3 men per day in the US, according to new study theconversation.com/police-kill-ab… via @ConversationUS

Congratulations to the brilliant @Sarah_Brayne on winning this year's Law and Society Association best article award for her piece, "Big Data Surveillance." If you haven't read it yet, go read it. If you've read it, go read it again! @law_soc @asr_journal journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Insightful and moving thread about the eviction epidemic: twitter.com/emilymbadger/s…

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TODAY — Join us as we welcome @PikettyLeMonde to Harvard's JFK Jr. Forum —> Get the paper (new!) and download the @wid_inequality World Inequality Report 2018 📈 mailchi.mp/harvard/pikett… WATCH LIVE at 4pm: iop.harvard.edu/forum/thomas-p… via @JFKJrForum @Kennedy_School @Harvard

Top 10 causes of death among young people in the United States, 2016

FRIDAY @JFKJrForum — Join the discussion with Thomas Piketty: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict An Inequality & Social Policy special event @Harvard @Kennedy_School iop.harvard.edu/forum/thomas-p…

So excited that @AnquanBoldin is joining us to celebrate #YoungJusticeNerds! High school and college students, please apply! youtu.be/j1OWZn2T-BE

Useful reminder of the relationship between gun control and gun deaths, from the National Journal

The Justice Lab at Columbia University is hiring a project leader for a new justice policy reform effort. Please help us spread the word. @CUJusticeLab academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp…

US prison population down by 21,000 (1.4%) in 2016. Down by 110,000 since peak in 2009. Declines experienced broadly with 31 states and the feds reporting shrinking prison populations over the year.

Writing about the complex moral challenge of violence themarshallproject.org/2017/09/21/mak… via @MarshallProj