christopher berk

I write on the theory and practice of punishment. Asst. Professor / George Mason. PhD / University of Chicago. Now at

[christopher berk @chrisberk]

My article "Must penal law be insulated from public influence?" is now available online! https://t.co/OuCvHyDEpf

[The Harvard Crimson @thecrimson]

Breaking: The government has agreed to rescind DHS and ICE rules barring international students attending online universities from staying in the U.S., per a hearing this afternoon in Harvard and MIT's lawsuit against the agencies.

[christopher berk @chrisberk]

...and a few other tags I missed! @ProfMBJr, @MarkJRozellGMU, @GeorgeMasonU

[christopher berk @chrisberk]

Join me @ScharSchool tomorrow (7/14) at noon for a roundtable conversation w/ Prof. @RachelBarkow, Prof. @LisaLynnMiller, Prof. Marcus Board, and Prof. @marielylopezs about prisons in the wake of COVID-19 and the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. https://t.co/JOzr2pSax7

[Taniel @Taniel]

Northam just signed this bill this morning! (🚨 time.)

So Virginia has ended life without parole for minors; in fact, it's ended sentences of 20+ years without parole eligibility.

https://t.co/p3v7DZnNq8

[Law & Social Inquiry @LSI_Journal]

From Miller v. Alabama to Boilerplate Contracts to Constitutional Confucianism-- Law & Social Inquiry Vol 44 Issue 3 is out now!

https://t.co/4Sxxn7aQLX

[Taniel @Taniel]

Hawaii's Dem governor just vetoed many criminal justice reforms. Those included a bill to require a conviction before civil asset forfeiture, & a bill to release people who are terminally ill.

I found that a bit confounding, so I wrote about it: https://t.co/rAIXtk11Kn

[Taniel @Taniel]

Up to 1.1 million Floridians, who were able to register between Jan. & May, were just stripped of the right to vote by a group of politicians. 1.1 million. How can that not dominate any electoral talk?

We were just celebrating the 19th amendmt. This did loss ever come up?

[UVA Law School @UVALaw]

WATCH: @BernardHarcourt, @hthompsn and @VeslaWeaver joined @chrisberk at #UVALaw to discuss the politics of punishment in the United States. https://t.co/HbRuJrz8Dp

[Center for Antiracist Research @AntiracismCtr]

Join authors Elizabeth Hinton & Shane Bauer to discuss the long endurance of the nation’s prison industrial complex- everything from its conception, stubborn persistence and critical points to overcome for its abolition. #antiracistbookfest https://t.co/HErnmUyXuA

[Katy Cain @KatyCain526]

A band of "white nationalists" just interrupted a talk by @JonathanMetzl about his new book called "Dying of Whitness" at @PoliticsProse. @PoPville

[christopher berk @chrisberk]

"For inmates, the situation poses a question: If South Carolina can’t properly staff its prisons and keep prisoners in safe, humane conditions, should so many people be locked up in the first place?" https://t.co/4JMm8LtMbB via @voxdotcom

[christopher berk @chrisberk]

via @MarshallProj "Standards have fallen to accommodate a lack of resources, rather than standards demanding resources,” she said. https://t.co/SIWvNo4BLZ

[UCD Criminology @UCDcrim]

Presenting at #lsaca2018 @blalygamal 'The Irish in Scotland: Murder, Capital Punishment and the Irish as Other in Scotland, 1864-1914', finishing off the conference with Historicizing Punishment panel!

[Dr. Ashley T. Rubin @ashleytrubin]

Agreed! Great job, @KoehlerJA @blalygamal @LuluEile and @chrisberk! https://t.co/ftiWLBzIRt

[Jonathan Simon @JonathanSimon59]

An execution that can only be described as torture... https://t.co/1dapdeWfjZ

[Bernard E. Harcourt @BernardHarcourt]

UPDATE #DoyleHamm: Just walked out of Holman Prison with Dr. Heath, and the execution on Thursday night was even worse than expected. Just posted update here: https://t.co/82MEFQgDvK About a dozen puncture wounds, bruised and swollen groin, seems they punctured bladder as well.

[Taniel @Taniel]

I wrote in @nytopinion about the need to fully eliminate felon disenfranchisement, and how New Jersey can lead the way: https://t.co/D3TTTBBjVc