Maya Schenwar

Maya Schenwar is the editor-in-chief of Truthout. She is co-author (with Victoria Law) of Prison by Any Other Name (The New Press) as well as the author of Locked Down, Locked Out and the co-editor of the anthology Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? She lives in Chicago.

News and Reviews

Slate

Read an excerpt from Prison by Any Other Name in Slate about the problems with community policing.

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Listen to an interview with the authors on The New Yorker Radio Hour.

Kirkus Reviews

Read a review of Prison by Any Other Name in Kirkus Reviews.

Books by Maya Schenwar

Prison by Any Other Name
The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms

Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law