Rikers: An American Jail
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
6 – 6:30 p.m., reception | 6:30 – 8 p.m., program
Fordham Law School
150 West 62nd Street, New York NY 10023
Join the A2J Initiative at Fordham Law for a screening of excerpts from the powerful documentary “Rikers: An American Jail” and a panel discussion about the future of Rikers Island, including the hard choices to be confronted and the next essential steps to be taken.
MODERATOR
Scott Pelley
Journalist; Correspondent on 60 Minutes, CBS
INTRODUCTION
Bill Moyers
Journalist; Executive Editor of “Rikers: An American Jail”
PANELISTS
Elizabeth Crowley
Former New York City Council Member for the 30th District
Eric Gonzalez
District Attorney for Kings County, New York
Michael Jacobson
Executive Director of the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance
Jonathan Lippman
Former Chief Judge of New York; Chair of the Independent Commission on NYC Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform
Tracey L. Meares
Walton Hale Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School; Bacon-Kilkenny Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Fordham Law School (Spring 2018)
Stanley Richards
Senior Vice President of The Fortune Society