Emily Jaillet joined the Reimagining Justice Lab this summer as a part of the Data Matching Team while pursuing a major in Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She’s passionate about exploring how environmental sociology, the criminal justice system, and historical contexts continue to shape our understanding of the past and of the present. Emily Jaillet is a member of the UMass Concert Band and enjoys knitting, drawing, and playing with her pet rats in her spare time.