Natasha A. Frost is an Assistant Professor in the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University. She received a B.S. in psychology from Northeastern University (1997) and a Ph.D. in criminal justice from the City University of New York (2004). Dr. Frost's primary research interests are in the area of punishment and social control. She is Associate Editor of Criminology & Public Policy, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society of Criminology.

Judith Greene is a criminal justice policy analyst and principal of Justice Strategies, a non-profit organization committed to providing high-quality research to advocates and policymakers in the fields of criminal justice and immigrant detention. A past Soros Senior Justice Fellow, she served as a research associate for the RAND Corporation, as a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota Law School, and as director of the State-Centered Program for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. From 1985 to 1993 she was Director of Court Programs at the Vera Institute.

Kevin Pranis is a criminal justice policy analyst, a principal of Justice Strategies, and a campaign strategist. A past Soros Justice Fellow, Mr. Pranis has produced educational materials, training manuals, reports, and white papers on topics that include corporate accountability, municipal bond finance, political education, prison privatization and sentencing policy. His work has been covered in numerous publications, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.