ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Debt to Society: The Real Price of Prisons is a project of the Foundation for National Progress, umbrella organization for MotherJones.com and Mother Jones magazine. Support for this project was provided by Jane and Charlie Butcher.
Editor/Producer: Vince Beiser
Consulting Editor: Eric Bates
Additional Article Editing: Monika Bauerlein
Contributing Writers: Sasha Abramsky, Nell Bernstein, Anne-Marie Cusac, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.,
Governor Gary Johnson, William Speed Weed
Contributing Photographers: Andrew Lichtenstein, Joseph Rodriguez, Gregg Segal, Marc PoKempner
Copy Editor: Susan Lake
Art Director: Cal Joy
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Webmaster: Robert Wise
Additional Programming: Markus Schmidt
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Research: Justice Policy Institute
Additional research and fact-checking: Brett Coker, Sam Davis, Zohar Greene, Emily Huber, Amos Kenigsberg, Jamie McCallum,
Eliza Wilmerding
