Assistant Professor, Ashley Rubin‘s chapter “THREE WAVES OF AMERICAN PRISON DEVELOPMENT, 1790–1920” published in Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance has been selected by the editorial team as an Outstanding Author Contribution in the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. Dr. Rubin’s chapter was chosen as a winner as it is one of the most impressive pieces of work the team has seen throughout 2014.