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.
Thanks for sharing! Wayward Puritans was one of the first books I read on punishment (of course, it was about much more than that). It was the first Durkheimian analysis of the nature and functions of penal rituals I studied (other than Durkheim's own work). RIP
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Thanks for sharing! Wayward Puritans was one of the first books I read on punishment (of course, it was about much more than that). It was the first Durkheimian analysis of the nature and functions of penal rituals I studied (other than Durkheim's own work). RIP
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It’s worth noting that in the few months when the 2024 rules were active, most facilities & providers successfully implemented the rates without issue, saving incarcerated people and their families millions of dollars.
October 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It’s worth noting that in the few months when the 2024 rules were active, most facilities & providers successfully implemented the rates without issue, saving incarcerated people and their families millions of dollars.
I love your books on the Lakers. I've given them as gifts to family members. Appreciate your work!
October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I love your books on the Lakers. I've given them as gifts to family members. Appreciate your work!
"For the Shire" - Minneapolis
October 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"For the Shire" - Minneapolis
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From the companies profiting off the administration's dragnet to the hell of Alligator Alcatraz, our reporters trace the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump's police state.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.
How a tiny, inexperienced firm landed a $1.3 billion detention deal
To hold 5,000 human beings.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
From the companies profiting off the administration's dragnet to the hell of Alligator Alcatraz, our reporters trace the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump's police state.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.