John Galsworthy (1867-1933)
About
In 1910, John Galsworthy wrote the play Justice, highlighting the necessity of improving prison conditions in England and in countering the inhumanity of prison. Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932, and his impact transcends the literary realm into the arena of criminal justice reform.
Founded in May 2017, The Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program, housed by The King’s College, exists to bolster the number of academics who are researching, writing, teaching, and speaking publicly on overcriminalization, mass incarceration, and criminal justice reform. Led by Dr. Anthony Bradley, the Galsworthy Program seeks to drive the conversation and research surrounding overcriminalization through seminars, panels, academic research, and the Galsworthy Fellowship Program.
“The Galsworthy Fellowship is a unique opportunity for professors from some of America’s leading universities and law schools to have a rich, diverse, cross-disciplinary experience as we seek solutions to mass incarceration and overcriminalization. ”
The Galsworthy Fellows are a group of academics who collaborate with each other in a cross-disciplinary program to produce collegiate courses and original writings to pinpoint areas of actionable reform. Drawing from the fields of law, criminal justice theory, philosophy, public policy, economics, political philosophy, and religious and cultural studies, the Galsworthy Program pursues solutions and analysis on mass incarceration that seek to broaden and deepen the opportunities for reform currently offered.