Criminal Justice
We strive to advance community safety and the values of fairness, effectiveness, and racial justice.
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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Meet the Team
All PeopleJoanna Abaroa-Ellison
Criminal Justice Manager, Policing
Stephanie Akhter
Criminal Justice Chief of Staff
Crystal Banks
Executive Assistant
Kristin Bechtel
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)
Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice
Destiny Carter
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
Alyson Clements
Director of Advocacy, Criminal Justice (she/her)
Tyrell Connor
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Julia Durnan
Criminal Justice Manager (she/her)
Ezekiel Edwards
Vice President of Criminal Justice — Pretrial
Jocelyn Fontaine
Vice President of Criminal Justice Research
Dina Grove
Senior Counsel
Thomas Hanna
Communications Manager (he/him)
Lauren Hardy
Grants Manager
Dylan Hayre
Director of Criminal Justice (he/him)
Alexa Herzog
Criminal Justice Manager
Rasulan Inayat-Khan
Criminal Justice Analyst
Joshua Jackson
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Juliene James
Vice President of Criminal Justice (she/her)
Nadege Joseph
Office Manager and Lead Executive Assistant
Walter Katz
Vice President of Criminal Justice
Cybele Kotonias
Director of Criminal Justice
John Koufos
Director of Advocacy, Criminal Justice
Marc Krupanski
Director of Criminal Justice - Policing
Lindsey Lovel
Criminal Justice Manager, Projects (she/her)
Alexius Marcano
Manager of Criminal Justice Research
Randall McNeil
Criminal Justice Fellow
Marlene Mercado
Criminal Justice Research Fellow
Carlton Miller
Director of Criminal Justice
Matthew Mizel
Director of Criminal Justice Research — Corrections (he/him)
Emily Mooney
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
Linda Phiri
Criminal Justice Research Fellow
Anita Ravishankar
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)
Rebecca Silber
Director of Criminal Justice
Jordan Simpson
Criminal Justice Analyst (she/her)
Golnar Teimouri
Criminal Justice Research Manager (she/her)
Jasmine Tran
Criminal Justice Analyst (she/her)
Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice
Danielle Vildostegui
Legal Counsel (she/her)
Carson Whitelemons
Director of Criminal Justice- Corrections
James Williams
Executive Vice President of Advocacy
Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Manager – Corrections
