• Michael L. Walker on the Emotional and Physical Experience of Doing Time in Jail

    In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

    Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

    In this episode, Andrew is joined by Michael L. Walker, the author of Indefinite: Doing Time in Jail.

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    Michael L. Walker is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. His broad research interests include social control, stratification, and inequality, which he pursues through studies of the criminal justice system.


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