RE: Justice
Where Good Intentions
Meet Hard Truths
Biweekly articles that set the record straight by debunking common misconceptions in the criminal justice and nonprofit sectors using research, evidence, and common sense.
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Jonathan Morgan is an influencer in the justice reform space and a frequent speaker at national conferences. He is a current PhD student in Criminal Justice and Dean’s Fellow at University of Cincinnati. A formerly incarcerated leader, Jonathan uses his experience to help people, inform his research, and create change.
As Founder and Executive Director of Florida Justice Center, the state’s only legal aid organization dedicated to helping justice-involved people overcome legal barriers to success, Jonathan positively impacted over 12,000 lives.
Jonathan’s research interests include reentry best practices, the mental effects of incarceration, collateral consequences, restorative justice, sentencing disparities, and the politics of justice-involved populations.
Fellowships:
- 2024-2028, Dean’s Fellow, University of Cincinnati
- 2025 Elinor Ostrom Fellow, Mercatus Center @ George Mason University
- 2025 Policy Fellow, Crime and Justice Institute
- 2022 Leading with Conviction Fellow, JustLeadershipUSA
- 2021 Health Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership (HEAL) Fellow, Catalyst Miami