s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Crime ▁and ▁Commun ities ▁Media ▁Fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁Open ▁Society ▁Found ations . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁lives ▁in ▁Sac r amento , ▁California ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁daughter , ▁and ▁son . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Books ▁▁ ▁Hard ▁Time ▁Blues : ▁How ▁Polit ics ▁Bu ilt ▁a ▁Pr ison ▁Nation . ▁Thomas ▁Dun ne ▁Books ▁/ ▁St . ▁Mart ins ▁Press , ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁▁ ▁Con ned : ▁How ▁Mill ions ▁W ent ▁to ▁Pr ison , ▁Lost ▁the ▁V ote , ▁And ▁Hel ped ▁Send ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁The ▁New ▁Press , ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁▁ ▁American ▁Fur ies : ▁Crime , ▁P un ishment , ▁and ▁Ven ge ance ▁in ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁Mass ▁Im pr ison ment . ▁Be acon ▁Press ▁( MA ), ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁▁ ▁Ill - equ ipped : ▁U . S . ▁Pr isons ▁and ▁Off enders ▁with ▁M ental ▁Ill ness . ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁▁ ▁B read line ▁USA : ▁The ▁H idden ▁Sc andal ▁of ▁American ▁Hung er ▁and ▁How ▁to ▁Fix ▁It . ▁Pol ip oint ▁Press , ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ ▁Inside ▁Ob ama ' s ▁Bra in . ▁Port folio , ▁December