5:00 PM — 8:00 PM
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Unfairness in the city’s bail system is costing us too much.
New York City is taking a hard look at our bail system at a time when there is new energy for reform: in the last year, bail has been taken up in late-night comedy sketches from John Oliver*, impassioned speeches by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, a dedicated reality TV show on bail bondsmen in New York City, and in-depth investigative reporting by the news and other media.
Join the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice and the Vera Institute of Justice in an engaging discussion about the way our City’s bail system works, strategies for making it more fair and effective, and the pioneering practices already in place to inspire enduring change.
Our communities and our City can’t afford to get bail wrong. Advocates and policymakers don’t have all of the answers.
We’re looking for the next bold, big idea on bail. Come and help us find it.
*Not to be outdone by John Oliver, comedian Phoebe Robinson (of 2 Dope Queens fame) will be joining us!
Speakers
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Chiraag Bains
Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice -
Joseph Dawson
Chief Assistant District Attorney and General Counsel at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office -
Shaila Dewan
Reporter at the New York Times -
Elizabeth Glazer
Director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice -
Honorable George Grasso
Supervising Judge of New York City Criminal Court Arraignments -
Renee Gregory
First Assistant District Attorney at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office -
Jonathan Hayes
Senior Associate at ideas42 -
Robyn Mar
Deputy Director of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Bronx Defenders -
Judge Robert M. Levy
U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York -
Miriam Popper
Program Director of Alternatives to Detention and Incarceration at the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice -
Ezra Ritchin
Project Director of the Bronx Freedom Fund -
Insha Rahman
Vice President, Advocacy & Partnerships and Director of Vera Action -
Phoebe Robinson
Stand-up Comedian and Writer -
Nicholas Turner
President & Director