Ryan T. Sakoda

Associate Professor of Law
University of Iowa College of Law

[Ryan T. Sakoda @ryan_sakoda]

I'm excited to join @Brwn_reclvse for a workshop on the relationship between supervision systems and public safety hosted by the National Parole Transformation Team at the @MacArthrJustice. Register for #RealizingRelease to attend this panel and more at https://t.co/pliBg5DWCm

[MacArthur Justice Center @MacArthrJustice]

.@ryan_sakoda (@IowaLawSchool) and @Brwn_reclvse (@ACLS1919) will provide in-depth review of research and analysis on the relationship between supervision systems and public safety.

Register for #RealizingRelease to attend this workshop and more at https://t.co/MXaPY4YMqU

[Ryan T. Sakoda @ryan_sakoda]

@IowaLawSchool @IowaLawFarrell Our article, forthcoming in the South Dakota Law Review's symposium issue on topics related to rural lawyers, is available here: https://t.co/DJOLpEma1z

[Iowa Law @IowaLawSchool]

This summer, Iowa Law professors Daria Fisher Page, @Ryan_Sakoda, and Brian Farrell (@IowaLawFarrell) are exploring innovative solutions to enhance legal access in rural communities. Read more about their ongoing research: https://t.co/8b18gmkI6V

[Alison K. Guernsey @alison_guernsey]

Check out my colleague @ryan_sakoda’s work on whether post-release supervision decreases crime. Answer based on his Kansas study: it doesn’t!

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

It’s common for states to require a period of post-release supervision after someone completes their prison sentence. Does this reduce crime?

Kansas eliminated such supervision for a large subset of people (but not all), then reinstated it a decade later. A double natural experiment! Both times, the change had *zero impact* on criminal behavior. 🤯

Check out my interview w @ryan_sakoda for more:

[Probable Causation @ProbCausation]

Episode 106: @ryan_sakoda on post-release supervision

https://t.co/qkUNdwyZRe

[Ryan T. Sakoda @ryan_sakoda]

These results provide support for policies that would reduce the use of community supervision, not only to lower reincarceration rates, but as a promising opportunity to eliminate a major source of racial inequality in the criminal legal system. 5/5

[Ryan T. Sakoda @ryan_sakoda]

About 3.7 million people are under community supervision in the U.S. My latest working paper (https://t.co/TCDfg6OXEW) examines the impact of community supervision in a unique policy context where post-release supervision was eliminated in 2000 and then reinstated in 2013. 1/5

[Ryan T. Sakoda @ryan_sakoda]

I also find that the elimination of post-release supervision in 2000 completely closed the racial gap in reimprisonment rates among the impacted individuals. 4/5

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

Interesting new working paper on community supervision reforms. Looking forward to reading this!

"Abolish or Reform? An Analysis of Post-Release Supervision for Low-Level Offenders" by @ryan_sakoda

https://t.co/rpI2sFEyqQ

[Northwestern University Law Review @NwULRev]

In The Architecture of Discretion, @IowaLawSchool Prof. @ryan_sakoda analyzes the implications of swift and certain sanctions in statewide probation reform. His empirical analysis examines key elements of discretion structure and their impact on racial disparities. (1/2)

[Northwestern University Law Review @NwULRev]

NULR is thrilled to publish Vol. 117.5, its sixth annual issue dedicated to empirical legal scholarship! We’ll share more about the pieces over the coming days. However, we’re excited to post them here in case you can’t wait to read them. https://t.co/d9kTMxtqxm

[Ryan T. Sakoda @ryan_sakoda]

@jt_simes @ucpress Congratulations!