James Kilgore

James Kilgore is an activist, researcher, and writer based in Urbana, Illinois, where he has lived since paroling from prison in 2009. He is the director of the Challenging E-Carceration project at MediaJustice and the co-director of FirstFollowers Reentry Program in Champaign, Illinois. He is the author of five books, including Understanding E-Carceration and the award-winning Understanding Mass Incarceration (both from The New Press).

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Truthout

Truthout interviews author James Kilgore about the rise of mass incarceration, examining the social and political landscape as well as key policies.

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Truthout

Read an excerpt from Understanding Mass Incarceration on Truthout.

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WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show

Author James Kilgore discusses the fundamental debates over rehab vs. punishment, privatization, 3-strikes, and more in an interview with Brian Lehrer.

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Books by James Kilgore

Understanding E-Carceration

Understanding E-Carceration

Electronic Monitoring, the Surveillance State, and the Future of Mass Incarceration

James Kilgore
Understanding Mass Incarceration

Understanding Mass Incarceration

A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time

James Kilgore