In Conversation with Dr. Brianna Nofil (William & Mary), author of "The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration" (Princeton, 2024)

 

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Dr. Brianna Nofil is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at William & Mary.

 

Her recent book, The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration (Princeton, 2024), "demonstrates how a century of political, economic, and ideological exchange between the immigration bureaucracy and the criminal justice system gave rise to the U.S.’ vast immigration detention system, and how the federal government relied on sheriffs, police, and local governments to make mass deportations possible." The book has won numerous accolades including the Frederick Jackson Turner Award and the Ellis Hawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians. Dr. Nofil's work was featured prominently on a recent installment of NPR's Throughline, "The Business of Migrant Detention," which connected her historical analysis with current events.

 

Find Dr. Nofil's website here. Her faculty page at William and Mary is here, and find the book here.

 

Series organizers (alphabetical) are Amber Broaden (CSUSB and CSU Dominguez Hills, Psychology), Stan Futch (President, Westside Action Group), Michael German (Brennan Center for Justice), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Dr. Jeremy Murray (CSUSB History), Matt Patino (Crafton Hills College Adjunct Faculty), Dr. Mary Texeira (CSUSB Sociology). Click here to view previous panels in the Conversations on Race and Policing series (link). Thanks to Project Rebound and the CSUSB Pfau Library for their support of this event! Thanks to Thinh Ly, Parker Brooks, and the Information Technology Services team!