Jay Gideon Jay Gideon is a policy analyst with the Civil and Criminal Justice team, and researches topics related to adult criminal justice such as law enforcement and sentencing. Prior to joining the NCSL, Gideon spent time in Eswatini, Africa, for... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Jessica Guarino As a policy analyst, Jessica Guarino supports the Civil and Criminal Justice Program by researching a variety of topics related to criminal records, human trafficking, firearms policy and questions relating to the Constitution. Prior to joining... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil is a program coordinator at NCSL, where she supports the Criminal and Civil Justice Program. Previously, Vigil worked in administrative support and research roles for the University of Colorado Boulder. She earned a... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Laura Carper Laura Carper supports NCSL’s Criminal and Civil Justice Program. Previously, Carper worked in administrative support roles for Xerox and RE/MAX Alliance. She earned a bachelor’s in technical journalism from Colorado State... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Kate Bryan As a policy specialist, Kate Bryan researches a variety of issues concerning criminal and civil justice. Bryan comes to NCSL with experience in the legal field as well as health care. Bryan holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Sarah Brown Sarah Brown is the director of the Criminal and Civil Justice Program (CCJ) at NCSL. As the director, she oversees all of NCSL’s criminal and civil justice work, with specific expertise in juvenile justice. Brown has been with NCSL for 20... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Amber Widgery As program principal in NCSL’s Criminal and Civil Justice Program, Amber Widgery has national expertise in front-end criminal justice policy, including law enforcement and pretrial release. Widgery has nearly 10 years of experience at NCSL,... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Amanda Essex As a program principal in NCSL’s Criminal and Civil Justice Program, Amanda Essex focuses on corrections and sentencing, community supervision, corrections budgets, criminal justice data and immigration. Essex also staffs the Task Force on... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Alison Lawrence In her role as an associate director in the Criminal and Civil Justice Program, Alison Lawrence oversees projects on policing, pretrial release, community supervision, jails, corrections budgets and criminal justice data. Lawrence also staffs the... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Anne Teigen As an associate director in the Criminal and Civil Justice Program, Anne Teigen oversees work related to juvenile justice, criminal records, human trafficking, civil justice and firearms policy. Teigen has nearly 20 years of policy... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice