Editing The Sentencing Project (section)

== Leadership ==
[[Marc Mauer]] has been the executive director of The Sentencing Project since 2005. He has authored a number of books, articles, and studies about the criminal justice system. [[University of Pittsburgh School of Law]] professor David Harris called Mauer "the go-to guy for any major media organization or any legislative body that wants the truth on what's been happening with our prisons and our jails ... His testimony to the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] in October 2015 ... should be required reading for every public official in this country."<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal-in-justice/id1094352910?mt=2 How bail traps the poor] (episode 27)
</ref>

The Sentencing Project is governed by a 10-member board of lawyers, academics, and practitioners, chaired by [[American University]] law professor [[Cynthia E. Jones]].<ref>[https://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/jones/ Cynthia Jones]
</ref>