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Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter

The only Vanderbilt Law journal with an explicit social justice mission, the Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter (“VSJR”) is envisioned as a national go-to resource for social justice-oriented scholars, practitioners, students, and community members, with content spanning intersectional issues of law and social equity.

Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2 (2026)

What We Can Glean from the Book of Ruth: A Novel Approach to Keeping the Schoolhouse Doors Open to All Children
Summer Basham Todd

Foreword: Raising Our Voices, Together
Lauren Sudeall

Let’s Break Chains: Ending Solitary Confinement in Prisons
Charlotte Kim

The Carceral State, the Criminalization of Black Thought and Behavior, and Its Effects on the Black Community and Black Art
Sydney Stewart

Band-Aid Over a Bullet Hole: The Lack of Mental Health Care in Women’s Prisons and the Culture That Perpetuates It.
Deborah, Julie, Karli Tellis, Misty, Olivia Hatch, and Sara Manian

Rehabilitation in Name Only: Structural and Procedural Failures in Tennessee’s Parole System
Laney Quickel, Ashia Davis, Kresha Patel, Michelle, Camillia, and Sherra

Furtherance or Failure of Justice: Felony Murder Framework in Tennessee
Anokhi Patel, Erika, Joelyn Onyekachi, Meleah, Oluwafunmilayo Oguns, Vernice, and Erin Melton

The Need for a Sentencing “Second Look” Statute in Tennessee
Alisha, Bershia, Lindsey, Rhyma Asim, Cassandra Berice, and Kyle Smith

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