Reuben Jonathan Miller

Reuben Jonathan Miller is a genius. This year he was named a MacArthur Foundation fellow aka “The Genius award.” For five years, he gets $800,000 to use to further his career or studies. But what’s really interesting is what got him this award. Miller, who is an associate professor at Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago and a tireless researcher with the American Bar, has been looking for better ways to help newly-released convicts. In fact, Miller followed the life of 250 inmates from the moment they were released until years later. He discovered that getting out of prison, especially if you are Black, is a lonely prison, where rights we all take for granted are often denied.