Criminal Justice Scholar & Global Prison Reform Advocate; Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Founding Executive Director of Incarceration Nations Network; Author of "Incarceration Nations"

New York, NY, USA
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Baz Dreisinger Biography

Baz Dreisinger is an American academic, author, filmmaker, and global justice advocate recognized for her contributions to the international prison reform movement. Dreisinger serves as a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, and is the founding executive director of Incarceration Nations Network, a global network advancing prison reform and justice system transformation. She earned a doctorate in English from Columbia University, specializing in African-American studies and critical race theory, and was named a Whiting Fellow.

At John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Dreisinger founded the Prison-to-College Pipeline program, which provides college courses and reentry planning to incarcerated men throughout New York State and works to expand access to higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. The Prison-to-College Pipeline has expanded internationally, with programs or developing initiatives in South Africa, Ghana, Jamaica, Trinidad, and the United Kingdom. Incarceration Nations Network includes more than 131 global partner organizations and operates a multimedia web platform focused on culture and narrative change—shifting discourse from "tough on crime" to "smart on crime"—and leadership development for individuals with lived experience in justice systems worldwide.

Dreisinger is the author of "Near Black: White-to-Black Passing in American Culture," a cultural history of whites who pass as Black, which was featured in New York Times Book Review, NPR, and CNN. Her book "Incarceration Nations" is a first-person account of prison systems around the world, exploring the experiences of incarcerated individuals and those who oversee them, and has been translated and published in China, Taiwan, Japan, and Italy. Through her research, Dreisinger has argued that reform may be insufficient and that comprehensive replacement of the modern prison system should be the objective.

She directed the film series "Incarceration Nations: A Global Docuseries," which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. The ten-episode series examines the international prison crisis and highlights solutions, featuring the work of Incarceration Nations Network partners across continents. In collaboration with filmmaker Peter Spirer, Dreisinger produced and wrote two nationally aired documentaries addressing hip-hop, criminal justice, and the prison industrial complex. As a journalist and critic, she covers Caribbean culture, race-related issues, travel, music, and pop culture for outlets including New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal, and produces on-air segments about music and global culture for National Public Radio.

Dreisinger has been named a Global Fulbright Scholar and a Fulbright Specialist Scholar for her work in education and restorative justice, with projects in Australia, South Africa, Jamaica, and Trinidad. She frequently speaks on justice reform and prison issues in news media and international forums, combining academic research, activism, and storytelling to address criminal justice, prison reform, and higher education access for justice-involved populations.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/09/2026.

Baz Dreisinger Videos

Baz Dreisinger - Milken Global Conference 2024

Baz Dreisinger - Milken Global Conference 2024

Innovators Rethinking Criminal Justice Systems panel

Dr. Baz Dreisinger - SABC News

Dr. Baz Dreisinger - SABC News

Incarceration Nations Network's Dr. Baz Dreisinger and Mthetheleli Ngxeke, Nations Network Team Leader for South Africa, discuss the crisis of...

Dr. Baz Dreisinger- Prison Insider

Dr. Baz Dreisinger- Prison Insider

In this interview, Dr. Baz Dreisinger discusses her most recent project: a Global Docuseries focusing on global mass incarceration through the voices...

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