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Reuben Jonathan Miller

The punishment meted out by America's courts can last long after individuals are no longer behind bars. According to sociologist and social worker Reuben Jonathan Miller, there are more than 19.000 laws or policies designed to prevent the formerly incarcerated from finding a job after jail. Miller's new book, Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, examines these and other impediments to re-entry into society. JustDane and the Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series presents a talk by Miller about the book; tickets are required to attend in person, and a livestream will be available on YouTube.

media release: Join Just Dane and WUD Distinguished Lecture Series for a moderated discussion and Q & A with Dr Reuben Miller, about the unjust justice system and the barriers faced by citizens integrating to the community after incarceration. This event is open to anyone with a free printed ticket (to be obtained at the Box Office). This event is open to anyone. Tickets are free, but required. Please find more information about this event here.

As a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and as a sociologist studying mass incarceration, Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller has spent years alongside prisoners, formerly incarcerated people, their families, and their friends to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work reveals is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. Miller’s new book, Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, is a portrait of the many ways mass incarceration reaches into American life, sustaining structural racism and redrawing the boundaries of our democracy. It aptly describes the challenges that nearly all of JustDane's participants face. We are striving to reduce these challenges through our initiatives. JustDane, with support from American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation and UW Madison's Distinguished Lecture Series, is excited to welcome Dr. Miller to Madison on November 9th to share his insight and delve into the topics of his book. Please visit our website link on October 25 to register for this free event. In the meantime, visit A Room of One's Own to purchase his book!