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Bruce Western, Professor of Sociology and the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard University. Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer About the speaker: Bruce Western is the Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice and Co-Director of the Justice Lab at Columbia University. His research has examined the causes, scope, and consequences of the historic growth in U.S. prison populations. Current projects include a randomized experiment assessing the effects of criminal justice fines and fees on misdemeanor defendants…