What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin

Getting Real About Public Safety: LA DEFENSA

January 09, 2024 Mike Bonin
What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Getting Real About Public Safety: LA DEFENSA
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Does our criminal justice system work? Does it really provide for public safety? Or is it a broken, racist system that makes society’s troubles even worse? I talk with leaders of La Defensa, a nonprofit working to end our reliance on jails, cash bail, and a system that throws people away.

Guests:
Ivette Alé-Ferlito, executive director and co-founder, La Defensa
Megan Castillo, ReImagine LA Coalition Coordinator, La Defensa
Gabriela Vázquez, Deputy Director, La Defensa

La Defensa:
https://ladefensa.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladefensx/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladefensx/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJNyAax_3VApe5qtRExmWw


Re-Imagine LA
: https://reimagine.la/
Defenders of Justice judicial slate: https://www.thedefendersofjusticela.com/
Court Watch LA: https://courtwatchla.org/





Guest Introduction
What is La Defensa?
Mass Incarceration
Exposing the Judiciary
Alternatives to Incarceration
Breaking the Cycle of Harm
Restorative Justice
Measure J: Care First
Judicial Accountability
Court Watch
The Defenders of Justice
Cash Bail