Video Library

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Automatic Expungement

November 14, 2021

Both Sides of the Bars

Host Andre Ward talks with guest Judith Whiting, general counsel for the Community Service Society, a Manhattan-based anti-poverty non-profit, about the importance of automatic expungement for people with histories of involvement in the criminal legal system. Automatic expungement is fundamental to...

DECISION NYC with Ben Max Episode 34

October 22, 2021

DECISION NYC with Ben Max Episode 33

October 22, 2021

DECISION NYC with Ben Max Episode 31

October 15, 2021

50 Years Since The Attica Uprising: Has Anything Changed?

October 10, 2021

Both Sides of the Bars

Host Andre Ward talks to The Fortune's Society founder, David Rothenberg, about the Attica Prison Uprising which happened 50 years ago. Mr. Rothenberg was one of the 30 observers summoned by the leaders of the Attica uprising to witness their negotiations with New York State.

DECISION NYC with Ben Max Episode 30

October 8, 2021

Housing Rights for People with Criminal Legal Histories

August 8, 2021

Both Sides of the Bars

Host Andre Ward talks with Tabber B. Benedict, Housing Advocate/Special Assistant at The Fortune Society; Michael Chin, Civil Rights Enforcement Manager, Seattle Office for Civil Rights; and Ian Wilder, Executive Director, Long Island Housing Services (LIHS) about discriminatory practices against...

The Impact of Being Transgender in Men's and Women's Prisons

June 13, 2021

Both Sides of the Bars

In this episode of Both Sides of the Bars, host Andre Ward talks with Jai Diamond, peer specialist at the New York City Criminal Justice Agency, and the first ever transgender person to go through the struggle of being imprisoned in a men's prison and then being moved to a women's prison.