Rafael Mangual is the Nick Ohnell Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a member of the Council on Criminal Justice. His first book, Criminal (In)Justice, was released in July 2022. He has authored and coauthored a number of MI reports and op-eds on issues ranging from urban crime and jail violence to broader matters of criminal and civil justice reform. His work has been featured and mentioned in a wide array of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, New York Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and City Journal. Mangual also regularly appears on Fox News and has made a number of national and local television and radio appearances on outlets such as C-SPAN and Bloomberg Radio. In 2020, he was appointed to serve a four-year term as a member of the New York State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Prior to joining MI in 2015, Rafael worked in corporate communications for the International Trademark Association. He holds a B.A. in corporate communications from the City University of New York’s Baruch College and a J.D. from DePaul University in Chicago, where he was president of the Federalist Society and vice president of the Appellate Moot Court team. After graduating from law school, Mangual was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a national honor society for excellence in oral and written advocacy.
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Have Criminal Justice Reforms Made Our Communities Safer?
New Mexico Lawyers Chapter
UNM Law School, Room 24021117 Stanford Dr NE
Albequerque, NM 87106
Have Criminal Justice Reforms Made Our Communities Safer?
New Mexico Student Chapter
University of New Mexico School of Law1117 Stanford NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Criminal (In)Justice: A Discussion with Author Rafael Mangual
Chicago Lawyers Chapter
Quartino626 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Does America Really Have a "Mass-Incarceration Problem?
Illinois Student Chapter
Illinois college of law504 E Pennsylvania Ave, Champaign, IL 61820
Champaign , IL 61820
The First Step Act: Is It Working and What’s Next?
The First Step Act of 2018, passed as the result of bi-partisan efforts during the...
The First Step Act: Is It Working and What’s Next?
The First Step Act of 2018, passed as the result of bi-partisan efforts during the...
Feddie Night Fights: Criminal (In)Justice?: Is the Push for Decarceration & Depolicing Backfiring?
The Federalist Society’s Student Division & Boston College Law School Chapter present Feddie Night Fights:Criminal...
Police Use of Force and the Practical Limits of Popular Reform Proposals: A Response to Rizer and Mooney
Federalist Society Review, Volume 21
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...
Next Steps in Justice Reform After the First Step Act Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated strains on all parts of our justice system from police...