J.J. Prescott

University of Michigan Website

J.J. Prescott is the Henry King Ransom Professor of Law and Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Voting History

Pretrial detention

Reducing the number of people detained pretrial will lead to a net increase in crime in the medium- to long-term.

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Disagree 8
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Disagree 7
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Ending the use of cash bail will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

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Agree 8
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Agree 7
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Using risk assessment to inform detention decisions will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

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Neutral/No Opinion 10
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
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