On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, the New Southern Strategy Coalition hosted a one-hour dialogue with the Arch City Defenders about the reality and experiences with the criminal justice system in St. Louis.
Listen to the discussion Executive Director Doug Ammar and other steering committee members of the New Southern Strategy Coalition had with Arch City Defenders Executive Director Thomas Harvey about the impact that the municipal court system has had on the lives of people in St. Louis who have been incarcerated for their inability to pay fines.
To view a copy of the webinar, CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omECpuAJNtg&feature=youtu.be
Moderator:
Michelle Natividad Rodriguez, National Employment Law Project
Presenters:
Doug Ammar, Georgia Justice Project
April Frazier-Camara, Shelby County Public Defender Office
Thomas Harvey, Arch City Defenders
Roberta Meyers, Legal Action Center, National H.I.R.E. Network
For more information on the New Southern Strategy Coalition visit www.newsouthernstrategy.org
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