The State Of Bail Reform In New York

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 27, 2018

Akeem Browder, founder and president of the Kalief Browder Foundation and a criminal justice reform advocate, and Jonathan Lippman, chair of the Independent Commission to close Rikers and former New York State chief judge, and now of counsel at Latham & Watkins, talk about the campaign to reform New York State's bail laws, which are currently up for negotiation in New York State budget talks, and Judge Lippman talks about the progress toward closing the jail on Rikers Island. Plus: Demario Davis, current linebacker for the New Orleans Saints and former New York Jet, talks about his work advocating for reforms to New York's criminal justice system, which he calls "a moral stain on our justice system" in the Daily News.

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