[1][2] Jones is an expert in racial disparities in the pretrial system and was previously the Director of the Public Defenders Service in Washington, D.C.[3][4] She is a leading scholar in criminal procedure.
She later attended Washington College of Law, graduating magna cum laude with a juris doctor in 1989.
Jones often speaks at events and has spoken at several notable events, including "The White House presents: A Cycle of Incarceration: Prison, Debt, and Bail Practices"[8] and the Washington State Supreme Court Minority & Justice Commission symposium on "Pre-Trial Justice: Reducing the Rate of Incarceration".
[9] In 2008, she moderated a panel hosted by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy regarding the role of judges in plea bargains.
In addition to her work as a professor, Jones is president of the board of directors of The Sentencing Project.