Criminal Justice

We strive to advance community safety and the values of fairness, effectiveness, and racial justice.
Criminal Justice Grants
$287,902,883
We Work In
America’s criminal justice system strips too many people of their jobs, families, health, and dignity. It puts people of color at risk, disproportionately harms low-income people, limits the potential of juveniles caught in the system, and doesn’t give everyone the opportunities they need to get back on track. And it does all this at an enormous cost to taxpayers.
Our work in criminal justice is about changing the system to improve people’s lives. Are people being treated fairly without regard to race or income? Is there an underlying issue like substance use disorder or mental illness that the system is unable to address? To get a clear picture, we look at interactions with the justice system from start to finish — policing and pretrial, probation and parole, prison reform, and reintegration — and engage with experts and those directly affected to explore new policies and practices.
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Stephanie Akhter
Criminal Justice Chief of Staff

Kristin Bechtel
Director of Criminal Justice Research

Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice

Catie Bialick
Criminal Justice Manager

James Cadogan
Vice President of Criminal Justice

Harrison Crist
Criminal Justice Analyst

Jocelyn Fontaine
Director of Criminal Justice Research

Dina Grove
Legal Counsel
Lauren Hardy
Grants Manager

Juliene James
Vice President of Criminal Justice

Nadege Joseph
New York Office Manager

Walter Katz
Vice President of Criminal Justice

Cybele Kotonias
Criminal Justice Manager

Lindsey Lovel Heidrich
Criminal Justice Manager, Projects

Evan Mintz
Communications Manager

Nicole Ndumele
Director of Litigation Strategy

Neha Patel
Criminal Justice Analyst

Diana Rodriguez-Spahia
Criminal Justice Research Manager

Rebecca Silber
Director of Criminal Justice

Nicola Smith-Kea
Criminal Justice Manager

Amy Solomon
Vice President of Criminal Justice

Jeremy Travis
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice

Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice

Carson Whitelemons
Criminal Justice Manager
James Williams
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy

Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Analyst