Debbie Mukamal
Executive Director, Stanford Criminal Justice Center

Publications & Cases

Recent Publications

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.
Paul N. Samuels, Debbie A. Mukamal, After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry: A Report on State Legal Barriers Facing People with Criminal Records, New York, NY: Legal Action Center, 2004.
Debbie A. Mukamal and Paul N. Samuels, Statutory Limitations on Civil Rights of People with Criminal Records, 30 Fordham Urban Law Journal 1501 (2003).
Gwen Rubinstein, Debbie Mukamal, Welfare and Housing: Denial of Benefits to Drug Offenders, in Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment, Marc Mauer and Meda Chesney-Lind, editors, New York: New Press, 2002.
Debbie A. Mukamal, Employment Discrimination and What to Do About It in Illinois: A Guide for Illinois Counselors of Individuals with Criminal Records or in Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Dependence, New York: Legal Action Center, 2002.
Debbie A. Mukamal, From Hard Time to Full Time: Strategies to Help Move Ex-Offenders from Welfare to Work, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, 2001.
Debbie A. Mukamal, Confronting the Employment Barriers of Criminal Records: Effective Legal and Practical Strategies, 33 Clearinghouse Review 597 (2000).
Debbie A Mukamal, Criminal Histories as a Barrier to Employment: Implications for the Jobs Initiative, Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1997.