GROUND
A short book about what is left of a person once everything that defined them is gone.
Books, lived experience and public inquiry
Justice, Reinvention & Second Chances
What happens when a life is interrupted by the justice system, and what can be built afterward? This is a way into Sonny's writing and research on loss, accountability, institutions and starting again.
These resources offer personal perspective, research and general information. They are not legal advice or a substitute for qualified counsel about an individual case.
Two ways into the experience
The Road
A practical, step-by-step navigation guide through the criminal justice system for people inside it and the families beside them.
Both books remain in the Justice / Reinvention collection in Books.
Research and public-record context
Read the arguments and sources in their own context. Research proposals and personal perspectives are not findings about your case.
Digital Death: Rethinking Smartphone Access in U.S. Prisons Through a Modern Reintegration and Behavioral Incentive Lens
Examines smartphone access in U.S. prisons as a reintegration and behavioral-incentive tool.
The Desistance Presumption: The Emotional Stability Index (ESI) as a Clinical Tool for Federal Supervised Release Reform
Presents a clinical framework and evaluation index to assess desistance under 18 U.S.C. 3583.
Reading § 3583(E): How Judicial Gloss Displaced the Statutory Standard for Supervised Release Modification
Examines arguments about how judicial interpretations of 18 U.S.C. 3583(e) affect early termination of supervised release.
Knowingly and Willfully: How Federal Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Abandoned Its Own Statutory Standard
Examines arguments that federal enforcement agencies have lowered the intent standard applied in healthcare billing audits.
Public record
For context about Sonny, consult the existing public-record page alongside the writing.
Continue the research
Explore the wider research library on institutions, medicine, technology and trust.
Related projects, when useful
White Collar Academy
A structured map of the federal justice process, case-management tools, books and educational resources for people and families navigating it.
Blue Collar Diner
A plain-language companion experience for people and families navigating the federal justice process.
Busted by the Fed
A separate defendant-console and case-management tool. It is a product interface, not legal advice or a substitute for counsel.