Reforming Criminal Justice, One Jail at a Time

Rikers Island jail complex. City jails were asked to hold onto more than 500 people for an extra 48 hours by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

With criminal justice reform at the federal level stalled, advocates focus on state and local efforts. Glenn Martin, president and founder of JustLeadershipUSA and the co-founder of the #closeRikers campaign, talks about where campaigns like #closeRikers go from here.