• Prison industries
• Prison overcrowding
• Reentry/reintegration
• Torture and interrogation
• Immigrant detention
• Psychiatric confinement
• Political imprisonment
• Extradition/rendition
• Prison power structures and social networks
• Expressions and limits of state authority
  

Proposals on topics in other areas related to prisons and judiciary systems are also welcome, for all sections of AN. We are particularly interested in receiving Teaching Strategies proposals from anthropologists with experience teaching in prison environments. In Focus commentaries will be grouped into series based on the foci of proposals received. We welcome proposals in non-traditional formats, such as photo essays, infographics, op-ed cartoons, interviews and multi-authored discussions. Contributors interested in submitting cover photos should contact the AN Editorial Office.

Guidelines
To participate in this thematic issue, email a 300 word proposal and 50-100 word author bio to Anthropology News editor Dinah Winnick. Proposals for photo essays should also include five high resolution photographs, each with a photo caption and credit. Selected authors will be invited to submit articles of 1000-1400 words (for commentaries) or 400-1000 words (for other content). Early submissions are encouraged.

Proposal submission deadline: September 25, 2008