Library Talks
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The New York Public Library
Emily Bazelon and Stacey Abrams talk Criminal Justice Reform
1 hour 17 minutes Posted Apr 14, 2019 at 3:00 am.
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In the search for meaningful criminal justice reform, are prosecutors one of the keys to change? In her new book, "Charged," journalist  Emily Bazelon argues that prosecutors play an "outsize role" in mass incarceration -- from choosing the charge to setting bail to determining the plea bargain. To discuss the issue, Bazelon was joined by Stacey Abrams, a lawyer, novelist and politician who in 2018 campaigned for criminal justice reform as a candidate in a historic race for governor in Georgia.