Resource: Contents and Links: Oral History Project Interview with Dr. Craig Haney

By: Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

April 2, 2025

Contents: Clearinghouse Oral History Project Interview with Dr. Craig Haney (Spring 2025)
[0:00-6:13] Introduction, Background, and Early Interests
[6:14-14:13] Graduate School & Turning Point Toward Law
[14:14-29:00] Origins of the Stanford Prison Experiment
[29:01–35:14] Reflections on the Experiment & Institutional Power
[35:15–41:38] The Public and Prison Sentences
[41:39-46:49] Litigation Work & Studying Real Prisons
[46:50-49:33] Decision to Go to Law School
[49:34-59:38] Law School Experiences & Tony Amsterdam
[59:39-01:12:03] Death Qualification & Death Penalty
[01:12:04-01:18:53] Mitigation Work
[01:18:54-01:28:22] Courtroom Dynamics
[01:28:23-01:31:57] Solitary Confinement
[01:31:58-01:34:40] Supermax Prisons
[01:34:41-01:49:56] Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement
[01:49:57-02:05:28] Pelican Bay
[02:05:29-02:13:56] Ashker Expert Witness
[02:13:57-02:29:18] Final Thoughts
Full Video

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