Rikers in Crisis

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 20, 2021

Corey Stoughton, attorney-in-charge of the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice Special Litigation Unit, talks about the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island and the passage of the Less is More Act, which will end the practice of sending people to jail as they await hearings over alleged technical parole violations.

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