Biography
Jeremiah Bourgeois (he/him) is a legal scholar and columnist originally from Seattle, Washington. His writing examines the criminal legal system, with an emphasis on sentencing and corrections. He is the author of The Extraordinary Ordinary Prisoner: Essays From Inside America’s Carceral State, a collection of columns that address topics such as the treatment of LGBTQ+ prisoners, the absence of a #MeToo movement for incarcerated women, and his transformation from self-destructive rage to dedicated writer. His scholarship has appeared in the American Journal of Criminal Law and the Seattle Journal for Social Justice.
While incarcerated, Jeremiah authored the law review article “A Janus-Faced Approach: Correctional Resistance to Washington State’s Miller Fix,” which the Washington Court of Appeals cited as authority to end the unlawful confinement of prisoners serving lengthy terms for crimes committed as juveniles. A 2023 graduate of Gonzaga Law School, Bourgeois serves as a law clerk for Washington Court of Appeals Judge George B. Fearing. He currently lives in Spokane, Washington.
