The Million Book Project

Learn about a new initiative to transform the role of literature and libraries in the lives of people in prison.

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News

Thursday, August 6
Anti-Blackness, Abolition, and Criminal Justice
Million Book Project

The new Million Book Project will distribute a curated 500-book collection to 1,000 medium and maximum security prisons, across every state in the United States over the next three and a half years.

Tuesday, June 30
Mellon Foundation, Justice Collaboratory Announce Million Book Project
Monday, June 29
Yale to Launch Center Focused on Health and Mass Incarceration
Wednesday, June 10
Professors Meares and Tyler Join Coalition to Release Urgent Report on Police Reform
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Blog Posts

July 9, 2020
Police Reform Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons from a Study of the Police
By Paige Vaughn, Camila Gripp
June 1, 2020
The social media executive order: regulation of behavior not content
By Farzaneh Badiei
April 24, 2020
ACLU-CT, Yale Law School Professors, and Others Seek Protection for Incarcerated Persons during a Global Pandemic
By Paige Vaughn
April 6, 2020
Pro-social media and COVID-19 disinformation
By Farzaneh Badiei

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Justice Collaboratory Members In the Media

The latest roundup of JC members in the news:

We train police to be warriors — and then send them out to be social workers
Professors Tom Tyler and Tracey Meares speak with Vox.com about the problems faced through the threat or use of coercive force by police officers.

Spotlight On Criminal Justice Reform During National Conversation On Race
Million Book Project Director Dwayne Betts was interviewed on WNPR's "Where We Live" to talk about the project.

Americans Are Determined to Believe in Black Progress
Professor Jennifer Richeson speaks with The Atlantic about the enduring power of mythology when it comes to American racism. 

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