Judith Resnik is the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Her research and teaching spans courts, federalism, imprisonment, equality, and citizenship, and she is an expert on the relationship between democratic practices and government services, particularly courts and prisons. As a practicing lawyer, Resnik has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. She is the author and coauthor of many books, monographs, and articles, including Representing Justice.
The idea that prisoners should be treated humanely was discussed by Enlightenment Era aristocrats, “but the idea that they are people who are peers is new,” says Yale Law professor Judith Resnik....
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