Feb 04 2021 70 mins
In the past year, movements to address deep racial inequities embedded in the criminal system gained greater prominence and popular support. At the forefront of these movements are leaders in North Carolina fighting the cash bail system that incarcerates people based on poverty, the racially disparate disenfranchisement of individuals for unpaid fines and fees, and the dangerous conditions facing largely black and brown people in local jails. In this Duke Law discussion, Professor Brandon Garrett, director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, moderates a talk with Daryl Atkinson, who co-directs Forward Justice; Andrea "Muffin" Hudson, who founded and directs the NC Community Bail Fund; and, Leah Kang, staff attorney at the ACLU-NC, as they share their experience with innovative racial justice-related work in Durham and in North Carolina. View transcript: