Jonah Siegel

Dr. Siegel is a researcher who has worked on issues related to the criminal legal system for more than fifteen years. He approaches his work through an anti-racist, abolitionist lens with the goal of eradicating the systemic and racialized harms of the carceral state while building pathways for restorative and transformative justice. He completed his doctoral research at the University of Michigan on the prevalence and implications of parole revocation among technical violators in the state of Michigan, and has conducted research for a wide range of institutions including the Vera Institute of Justice, Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office, and the State of Michigan. At the MIDC, Dr. Siegel is responsible for identifying institutional research priorities, overseeing data collection and analysis, and translating research findings into best practices and policy reform.