Brian Pitman

Brian Pitman is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine in Orono.

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Prisons & Policing

If Biden Wants to End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death by Incarceration

More people are serving death-by-incarceration sentences today than the total number of people in prison in the 1970s.

by: Asha Ralph &; Brian Pitman,; Truthout

January 24, 2021

Prisons & Policing

Upon His Inauguration, Biden Should Commute All Federal Death Sentences

In the immediate term, Biden can place a moratorium on federal executions for at least the next decade.

by: Brian Pitman &; Stephen T. Young,; Truthout

January 12, 2021

Environment & Health

Stripping Social Programs Leads to Lower Life Expectancy

The rise in drug overdose and suicide deaths is threatening an entire generation of Americans.

by: Stephen T. Young &; Brian Pitman,; Truthout

February 6, 2019

Prisons & Policing

Land of Extraction: How Prison Industry Settled in Central Appalachia

The prison industry continues the tradition of toxic exploitation perpetuated by the coal mining industry.

by: Stephen T. Young &; Brian Pitman,; Truthout

September 2, 2018