He recently received a Fulbright exchange scholarship to visit Pakistan, where prisons are 200 percent over capacity. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities, including CUNY’s Borough of Manhattan Community College. His Ph.D. dissertation looked at slave labor, and his scholarship has explored the links between slavery and prison. He received his Ph.D. with highest distinction from the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he also earned a master’s degree in sociology. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and Latin American studies from Drew University.