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Brittany Friedman is an award-winning Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Her research examines social control, institutional violence, and racial inequality within carceral systems, with affiliations including the American Bar Foundation and Equity Research Institute.
Education includes:
- Ph.D. Sociology, Northwestern University (2018)
- M.A. Sociology, Northwestern University (2015)
- M.A. Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Columbia University (2013)
- B.A. History, Vanderbilt University (2011)
Research focuses on the intersection of politics, racism, and incarceration, particularly through frameworks like Black Feminism and qualitative methodology. Her work investigates systemic cover-ups, economic predation in prisons, and resistance mobilization strategies.
Publications emphasize carceral apartheid mechanisms, monetary sanctions, and structural inequalities. Recent work explores pandemic impacts on prisons, embodied carcerality, and abolitionist approaches to carceral technologies.
Awards include the 2023-2024 American Association of University Women Fellowship and Access to Justice Scholarship. Current projects analyze institutional reforms and racial coercion within prison systems.
Leads the Captive Money Lab and collaborates with the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation to develop policy interventions and community-based solutions for justice reform.
