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May 13, 2021
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than from COVID-19, yet this epidemic isn鈥檛 making the same headlines. When we zoom in on...
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid CrisisMay 13, 2021
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid CrisisThree million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than...
April 21, 2021
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice
Last year, the world watched Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd in plain sight after arresting him for an alleged counterfeit bill at a convenience store. The footage released from the encounter sparked an international movement as protesters took to the streets for months calling for racial justice...
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not JusticeApril 21, 2021
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not JusticeLast year, the world watched Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd in plain sight after arresting him for an alleged counterfeit bill at a convenience store. The footage released from the encounter sparked...
December 3, 2020
Camonghne Felix on Abolition as a Sexual Violence Survivor
Please note that this episode contains conversation around sexual violence.
Camonghne Felix on Abolition as a Sexual Violence SurvivorDecember 3, 2020
Camonghne Felix on Abolition as a Sexual Violence Survivor
Camonghne Felix on Abolition as a Sexual Violence SurvivorPlease note that this episode contains conversation around sexual violence.
October 29, 2020
What Will End Police Violence?
It鈥檚 almost half a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer and the country erupted in protest demanding change. It felt like a turning point in many ways, but was it?
What Will End Police Violence?It鈥檚 almost half a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer and the country erupted in protest demanding change. It felt like a turning point in many ways, but was it?
October 8, 2020
Why Are Police the Wrong Response to Mental Health Crises?
Over the last months, we鈥檝e explored different conversations on the subject of policing: abolition, violence and accountability, protest and activism. Today, we鈥檙e exploring a topic that has gained more attention in the wake of Daniel Prude鈥檚 death in March at the hands of the Rochester Police Department: the startling connection...
Why Are Police the Wrong Response to Mental Health Crises?October 8, 2020
Why Are Police the Wrong Response to Mental Health Crises?
Why Are Police the Wrong Response to Mental Health Crises?Over the last months, we鈥檝e explored different conversations on the subject of policing: abolition, violence and accountability, protest and activism. Today, we鈥檙e exploring a topic that has gained more attention in the wake of Daniel...
July 22, 2020
Should We Abolish The Police?
Since the protests decrying the murder of George Floyd began in May, the institution of American policing has taken center stage. Activists are calling for change, and the phrase "defund the police" can be heard in cities across the country. As the concept of slashing police budgets and reinvesting those...
Should We Abolish The Police?Since the protests decrying the murder of George Floyd began in May, the institution of American policing has taken center stage. Activists are calling for change, and the phrase "defund the police" can be heard...
June 4, 2020
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable?
Police are supposed to 鈥減rotect and serve鈥 the community, but that鈥檚 a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and others highlight the need for drastic systemic change, yet again. 老澳门开奖结果 Policing Policy Advisor Paige...
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable?June 4, 2020
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable?
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable?Police are supposed to 鈥減rotect and serve鈥 the community, but that鈥檚 a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and...
April 22, 2020
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Public opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years鈥攔oughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new 老澳门开奖结果 report called "A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform,鈥 shows that...
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize MarijuanaApril 22, 2020
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize MarijuanaPublic opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years鈥攔oughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new 老澳门开奖结果 report called "A...
April 4, 2019
Sergio de la Pava on Literature and Law
Sergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. He joined At Liberty live at the Brooklyn Public Library to discuss his literary and legal work and...
Sergio de la Pava on Literature and LawSergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. He joined At...