Josh Page
@joshpage.bsky.social
Sociology prof. at Univ. of Minnesota. Law, Criminal Punishment, Politics, and Labor. New book: Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice.
"For the Shire" - Minneapolis
October 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"For the Shire" - Minneapolis
This EO is a blatant effort to use "cash bail" to detain poor people. DC allows for pretrial detention. This EO would lead to detention of ppl that judges decide to release (often w/ non-financial conditions). If the Admin cared about crime, it would advocate for REDUCING pretrial detention.
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This EO is a blatant effort to use "cash bail" to detain poor people. DC allows for pretrial detention. This EO would lead to detention of ppl that judges decide to release (often w/ non-financial conditions). If the Admin cared about crime, it would advocate for REDUCING pretrial detention.
We have a cover! The book will be available in print from the University of Chicago Press on July 8. Will post a link to the preorder once it's available. #LegalPlunder
April 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We have a cover! The book will be available in print from the University of Chicago Press on July 8. Will post a link to the preorder once it's available. #LegalPlunder
Here we go! Legal Plunder, my book w/ @joesoss.bsky.social, will hit bookstores in early summer.
December 4, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Here we go! Legal Plunder, my book w/ @joesoss.bsky.social, will hit bookstores in early summer.