Michele and PJIL researcher Benny Hernandez III were interviewed about excessive temperatures in the Texas Criminal Justice Department. Benny recounts his personal experiences trying to stay cool in prison during the summer months.

Michele played a key role in this publications that is the sole finalize for the 2022 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts from the American Bar Association. These awards recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system, and are the ABA’s highest honor in recognition of this purpose. Michele contributed to this chapter on correctional oversight.

Michele was interviewed on camera and featured in this piece that is a finalist in the "Multimedia" category for the 2022 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts from the American Bar Association. These awards recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system, and are the ABA’s highest honor in recognition of this purpose.

Michele was part of the amicus brief on behalf of academic experts on prison litigation and grievance systems, and the issues addressed in our brief were essential to the Court’s ruling. The case will have a big impact not only on the right of condemned people to have spiritual advisors as they are being executed, but also with respect to the ability of incarcerated people to file lawsuits about prison conditions more generally.

International coverage of Michele's work with the Scottish court is highlighted in their decision to deny extradition of a man to the United States because the court found that conditions in Texas prisons do not meet international human rights standards.

International coverage of Michele's work with the Scottish court is highlighted in their decision to deny extradition of a man to the United States because the court found that conditions in Texas prisons do not meet international human rights standards.

In a ground breaking decision, a Scottish court denies extradition to Texas on basis of poor prison conditions. Michele urges officials to acknowledge that the state's prison standards are not up to international human rights standards.

Michele provides significant contributions to the Brennan Center team in this essay that explores the land­scape of prison and jail over­sight reform since 2018.

Michele supports creating incentive to keep staffing and care at or below minimum. “There are questions about whether private health care [is] capable of providing appropriate services, given that the profit motive is going to interfere with the provision of care,” said Deitch. “They have a built-in incentive to limit the treatment that’s provided.”

Michele offers commentary on the provision of healthcare in prisons and incentives for clinical staff to care for the prison populations.