This winter, IPR inaugurated a series of two-page policy briefs based on faculty research, reports, and working papers. The first two are reproduced in this issue.

• "Fatherhood and Incarceration" is based on a paper Kathryn Edin presented at an IPR conference on The Effects of Incarceration on Children and Families.

• "Denying Felons and Ex-Felons the Vote: The Political Consequences, Past and Future," was co-authored by Jeff Manza. The briefs and papers are posted on the IPR Web site at: www.northwestern.edu/ipr.