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I’m a doctoral student and a gun scholar at Arizona State. I would love to use your book in our research center and to give to the undergraduate research team. I’ll look into purchasing some, as I believe we have the funds. Additionally, I will speak to our Director about hosting you for a talk. I think this would be a great benefit to our center, staff, and student body at large.

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I am a professor at criminology in SC and teach a policing class in the spring. Would love to have you speak to my class about your work if that is of interest (and if you have a chapter you want them to review I could share that too). Otherwise, I would love copies of your books. I use your punishment bureaucracy piece every semester in my intro course and students respond well to it. Thank you for your work!

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Hi @Alec Karakatsanis. I wanted to follow-up through here to see if you are still willing to speak with classes and share your work. I can be reached at my personal email, brian.pitman.phd@gmail.com. Thank you for your time and your work. I hope to be able to host you.

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Yes, I love speaking to classes. We can arrange a time for me to call into the class by video. I’ll email you.

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If Little Rock, Arkansas fits in well somewhere on this book tour I can probably get both a bookstore and interested locals. Looking forward to reading the new book!

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So excited for the book after hearing you first speak on the Bad Faith podcast. Highly recommend if anyone hasn’t heard it yet!

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I hope something is in the works for San Francisco! If not, let me know!

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Congratulations and thank you for your work!

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Please come to Ann Arbor, Michigan! The University of Michigan has an active radical law group National Lawyers Guild chapter and there are many leftist community orgs I can share this event with. Also Ann Arbor is home to several local bookstores (some more just than others)!

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The Pittsburgh Prison Book Project would be glad to get copies to send to incarcerated folks all over PA! pghprisonbookproject@gmail.com

Pittsburgh would also definitely have a lot of folks interested in attending a talk--we're gearing up to fight our own Cop City here.

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Hi, I am a journalist based in Portland, OR and I know a few different organizations here that would love to host an event. Thanks for the work you do.

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Hi Alec, I sent you an email on behalf of Drexel NLG. We would love to host an event for the tour, if an event in Philly is already scheduled to promote to our members and other students!

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Kia Ora, Alec I have spent most of my life in the Australian criminal justice system, I spent 25yrs in prison and not to mention probation and parole. I have currently being deported back to my birth country of New Zealand as the Australian government is deporting people now I have read your book usual cruelty it was amazing, I would love the copy of your new book I'm working in harm reduction we have a community little hub here New Zealand I'd love the book and I will share it far and wide thank you.

Also if you're willing to go to Australia you must come to New Zealand !!!

Adam Dorsett

806/140 Hobson st Auckland Central 1010 New Zealand

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I would like to start reading the books that radicalized me on Bluesky so others can listen when they have time. I'd like to start with #Abolition, #RestorativeJustice, #Copaganda and #HarmReduction.

Could I have your permission to read Usual Cruelty and Copaganda for free on my account page? I will only be accepting donations to provide the books I books I read to those that can't afford them.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I am a HUGE admirer of your work.

Jill Thurtell

Lansing, MI

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Hi Alec, I'm a researcher with the Kansas Board of Indigents' Defense Services, the state public defender agency. We would love to host you at the library in Lawrence, KS to talk about your book. If you're ok with a stop in KS on your tour, please get in touch!

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