The Battle Over Bail Reform

Where does New York’s bail reform debate stand? And what does pretrial detention mean for those who have to suffer through it? Hell Gate catches up with Prakash Churaman, who spent his teen years being shuffled through New York’s carceral system and just barely survived. We also talk with Jullian Harris-Calvin, director of the Greater Justice New York program at the Vera Institute of Justice, for some broader context on how bail reform became such a political live wire.You can read Max Rivlin-Nadler's reporting on Prakash Churaman's case here, here, here, and here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.