This webinar explores how counties are working to release people from their jails during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can support the people coming out of jail. County justice system representatives and community partners also discuss the mechanisms counties are using to reduce the number of people in jail in order to prevent the spread of infection, how to collaborate with community organizations to facilitate release, and how to communicate with the public about these efforts. Panelists share lessons learned that could be sustained beyond the pandemic.

• Tiffany Iheanacho, Justice Resource Coordinator, Buncombe County, North Carolina
• Era Laudermilk, Deputy of Policy & Strategic Planning, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
• Patrick Sullivan, Site Launch Coordinator and Site Manager, The Bail Project
• Claire Starling, Assistant District Attorney, Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office