New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation

New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation


Gideon at 60: Deconstructing Mass Supervision

December 16, 2023

Vincent Schiraldi used to run probation in New York City; now he’s asking whether it should even exist. Schiraldi says some of the roots of mass supervision—and its connection to mass incarceration—can be found in a surprising place: the Supreme Court’s 1963 Gideon decision. It recognized, but failed to adequately support, a poor person’s right to a lawyer.


Hear the final episode in our “Gideon at 60” series.


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