Biography

Debbie Mukamal joined Stanford Law School in September 2010. From 2005 to 2010, she served as the founding Director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Mukamal oversaw all of the Institute's projects, including the design and implementation of the NYC Justice Corps, an innovative neighborhood-based reentry service initiative, and the development of research and effective tools in the areas of entrepreneurship, correctional education, long-term incarceration, and reentry from local jails. Before joining John Jay College, she served as the founding director of the National H.I.R.E. Network and a staff attorney at the Legal Action Center, where her work focused on the collateral consequences of criminal records. Mukamal holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.

Publications & Cases

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• Robert Weisberg, Debbie A. Mukamal and Jordan D. Segall, Life in Limbo: An Examination of Parole Release for Prisoners Serving Life Sentences with the Possibility of Parole in California, Stanford, CA: Stanford Criminal Justice Center, 2011.
• Mindy Feldbaum, Frank Greene, Sarah Kirschenbaum, Debbie Mukamal, Megan Welsh, Raquel Pinderhughes, Greening of Corrections: Creating a Sustainable System, Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011.
• Anna Crayton, Liz Ressler, Debbie A. Mukamal, Jesse Jannetta, Kevin Warwick, Partnering with Jails to Improve Reentry: A Guidebook for Community-Based Organizations, Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute, 2010.
• Diana Brazzell, Anna Crayton, Debbie Mukamal, Amy L. Solomon, Nicole Lindahl, From the Classroom to the Community: Exploring the Role of Education During Incarceration and Reentry, Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute, 2009.
• Maurice Emsellem, Debbie A. Mukamal, The New Challenge of Employment in the Era of Criminal Background Checks, in The Gloves-off Economy: Workplace Standards at the Bottom of America's Labor Market, Annette Bernhardt, Heather Boushey, Laura Dresser, Chris Tilly, editors, Champaign, IL: Labor and Employment Relations Association, 2008.
• Jeff Mellow, Debbie A. Mukamal, Stefan F. LoBuglio, Amy L. Solomon, Jenny W.L. Osborne, Jail Administrator's Toolkit for Reentry, Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2008.
• Amy L. Solomon, Jenny W.L. Osborne, Stefan F. LoBuglio, Jeff Mellow, Debbie A. Mukamal, Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community, Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2008.
• Nicole Lindahl, with assistance from Debbie A. Mukamal, Venturing Beyond the Gates: Facilitating Successful Reentry with Entrepreneurship, New York, NY: Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2007.
• Anthony C. Thompson, Debbie A. Mukamal, Permitting a New Start for People with Criminal Records, 40 Clearinghouse Review 124 (2006).
• Debbie A. Mukamal, Safe at Home: A Reference Guide for Public Housing Officials and Advocates on the Federal Housing Laws Regarding the Admission and Eviction Standards for People with Criminal Records, New York, NY: Legal Action Center, 2004.