Damini Sharma is a former data fellow at The Marshall Project. During her fellowship, she was pursuing a Master of Science degree in computational analysis and public policy at the University of Chicago. Previously, she worked in nonprofits, research labs and local government, using programming, data analysis and visualization to help improve outcomes in education and criminal justice. Prior to The Marshall Project, she worked with Associazione Antigone, an Italian NGO that monitors prison conditions and advocates for criminal justice reform.