Johannes Feest

Johannes Feest is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bremen. His work critically examines the criminal justice system, focusing on prison abolitionism, human dignity in incarceration, legal reform, and comparative legal cultures. He has authored numerous commentaries and theoretical works on penal systems, emphasizing alternatives to traditional punitive structures.

• Research Interests: Criminal law, penology, human rights, prison reform, legal theory, and comparative justice systems.
• Publications: Recent works analyze apartheid analogies in criminal justice, pandemic impacts on prisons, and critiques of detention architectures.
• Advocacy: Promotes prison abolitionism and critical criminology, addressing power dynamics and ethical failures in correctional institutions.
• Commentary: Regularly contributes to legal discourse through detailed analyses of statutory frameworks like the German Prison Law (StVollzG).