Atlanta Harper Lecture: The Prison Boom and Sentencing Policy Sun., April 09, 2017 | 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM Intercontinental Buckhead Atlanta 3315 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30326 United States Sponsored By: UChicago Alumni Association Why has the prison population grown so rapidly in recent decades? What changes in policy drove this growth—and how do they affect inequality in the United States? Labor economist Derek Neal will demonstrate that the prison boom resulted from sustained efforts in many states to make sentencing policies more punitive for convicted offenders in all offense categories. He will also comment on how these policy changes affect labor market inequality. To register or find out more information, please click here. To learn more about the entire Harper Lectures series, please visit the UChicago Alumni Association's page. Questions? Contact harperlectures@uchicago.edu or 773.702.7788. Recent News More news Student Profile, Zhen Zeng, IPAL’23, MPP Class of 2026 Tue., April 23, 2024 Jean Lin Pao, MPP'91, and the Ongoing Fight for Small Business Mon., April 22, 2024 Student profile: Sohyun Lim, MPP Class of 2025 Thu., April 18, 2024