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Author: Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia

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Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia

Megan Stevenson is an economist and criminal justice scholar. She conducts empirical research in areas such as bail, algorithmic risk assessment, misdemeanors, sentencing and juvenile justice. She was the inaugural winner of the Ephraim Prize given to an “early-career scholar in the field of law and economics whose work has advanced the state of knowledge in the field.” Stevenson was also the 2019 winner of the Oliver E. Williamson Prize for Best Article in the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization.

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Donald Trump booking photo in Fulton County, Georgia

Crime, Featured Story, Justice

Trump Out on Bail – A Criminal Justice Expert Explains the System of Cash Bail

by Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia August 25, 2023

For several days, former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in a Georgia election interference case trickled into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta... Read more.

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Author: Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia

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Trump Out on Bail – A Criminal Justice Expert Explains the System of Cash Bail