Judith Resnik Visits For A Talk About Her Magisterial New Book, Impermissible Punishments

We are thrilled to welcome legal scholar Judith Resnik for a talk about her new book, Impermissible Punishments, a history of the invention of the corrections profession and of ensuing debates about punishment’s purposes and prisoners’ rights. The work explores the history of punishment inside prisons and how governments grappled with obligations to justify the punishments they impose. Hers is an incisive examination of incarceration as a deeply flawed institution in tension with modern democracy. Don’t miss this special event on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Please note the earlier event start time.)