Author Bios

Sharone Mitchell Jr. is the director of the Illinois Justice Project. He was formerly a Cook County public defender.

Kevin Cool is a writer for California Healthline.

Hiba Ansar is a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at the Ohio State University studying the politics of reproduction and the intersections of colonialism and health.

Gerard N. Magliocca is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law at IUPUI.

Michael Schulson is a contributing editor for Undark. His work has also been published by Aeon, NPR, Pacific Standard, Scientific American, Slate, and Wired, among other publications.

Meg O'Connor is a writer for The Appeal.

Lydia Pelot-Hobbs is an assistant professor of Geography and African American & Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky where she teaches and writes on mass incarceration, racial capitalism, …

Asha Noor is a racial justice and human rights advocate. She is a peace-building and conflict resolution specialist, trainer and public speaker. She currently serves as the coordinating director …

Jeffrey Haas is a lawyer with the People’s Law Office.

Elizabeth Miller is an award-winning journalist who writes about wildlife, public lands and energy development. Her work has been supported by Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors, the National Press …