America is at an inflection point. Polarization and mistrust run rampant and threaten to further divide a fractured society. Among the issues that are most contentious are race, policing and justice. What does justice look like? What is the state of the American Justice system -- are police and the communities they serve at odds or coming together? What can communities do to keep people out of prison and to help those incarcerated transition back into society?
The Atlantic brought together leaders from law enforcement, the legal community, academia, advocacy and the media to explore the latest issues facing today's criminal justice system and highlight innovative thinking on what the criminal justice system should look like.
Amy Fettig, Deputy Director, National Prison Project, ACLU
Nikki Jones, Associate Professor of African American Studies, UC Berkeley; Author, Between Good and Ghetto: African American Girls and Inner City Violence
Piper Kerman, Author, Orange is the New Black
Lashonia Thompson-El, Executive Director, Women Involved in Reentry Efforts (WIRE)
With Adrienne Green, Managing Editor, The Atlantic
Medaria Arradondo, Chief of Police, Minneapolis Police Department
Hassan Aden, Former Chief of Police, Greenville Police Department; Founder, The Aden Group
Kadra Mohamed, Police Officer, Twin Cities Metro Transit
With Jeff Pegues, CBS Justice Correspondent; Author, Black and Blue: Inside the Divide Between the Police and Black America
James Allen, Poet Ambassador, Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
Stephen Belber, Writer and Producer, O.G.
David Domenici, Executive Director, Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings
Tara Libert, Executive Director, Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
With Adrienne Green, Managing Editor, The Atlantic
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