John Irwin

March 21, 1929 (age 80)

He published dozens of scholarly articles and seven books on the topic. In 1952, Irwin robbed a gas station and served a five year prison term for armed robbery in Soledad Prison. During his time in prison he earned 24 college credits through a university extension program Irwin later became a professor at San Francisco State University, where he taught for 27 years until his retirement. In 1967 Irwin founded Project Rebound, a program which helps those coming out of prison go to college. Irwin co-founded the Prisoners Union in 1971, which organized inmates to push for their civil rights and worked closely with the California legislature on the Uniform Sentencing Acting passed in 1976. At a panel presentation at the American Society of Criminology’s annual conference in 1997, Irwin helped officially establish the Convict Criminology movement, in which convicts who became professors critically examine the criminal justice system. Irwin died on January 3, 2010 at the age of 80.

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After his release from prison he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles and then earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.

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He published dozens of scholarly articles and seven books on the topic. In 1952, Irwin robbed a gas station and served a five year prison term for armed robbery in Soledad Prison. During his time in prison he earned 24 college credits through a university extension program

Irwin later became a professor at San Francisco State University, where he taught for 27 years until his retirement.

In 1967 Irwin founded Project Rebound, a program which helps those coming out of prison go to college. Irwin co-founded the Prisoners Union in 1971, which organized inmates to push for their civil rights and worked closely with the California legislature on the Uniform Sentencing Acting passed in 1976.

At a panel presentation at the American Society of Criminology’s annual conference in 1997, Irwin helped officially establish the Convict Criminology movement, in which convicts who became professors critically examine the criminal justice system. Irwin died on January 3, 2010 at the age of 80.

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In 1985 he received the August Vollmer award from the American Society of Criminology.

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The Felon (Spectrum Books) by John Irwin (1970-07-24) The Felon (Spectrum Books) by John Irwin (1970-07-24)

The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class by John Irwin (2004-11-10) The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class by John Irwin (2004-11-10)

The Jail: Managing the Underclass in american society by John Irwin (1992-01-16) The Jail: Managing the Underclass in american society by John Irwin (1992-01-16)

The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class Paperback - November 10, 2004 The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class Paperback - November 10, 2004

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The Felon (Spectrum Books) by John Irwin (1970-07-24)

The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class by John Irwin (2004-11-10)

The Jail: Managing the Underclass in american society by John Irwin (1992-01-16)

The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class Paperback - November 10, 2004

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August Vollmer award