Part 4, Transforming Prosecution: Rethinking Parole + Probation (in conjunction w/ Philly DA Ep. 4)

This panel discussion references Episode 4 of the Philly D.A. docuseries from Independent Films/ITVS/PBS. The video features features Brett Tolman (Founding Attorney, The Tolman Group); LaTonya Myers (Support Coordinator, Philadelphia Community Bail Fund); Erin Haney (Policy Director, Reform Alliance; Senior Counsel, Dream Corps); Howard Henderson (Founding Director, Center for Justice Research; Texas Southern University) and Christopher Ervin (Founder and President, The Lazarus Rite, Inc). Introduction by Shana-Tara O'Toole (Founder, Clause 40 Foundation and Due Process Institute).

Philly D.A. is a documentary series embedded inside the tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's reform-minded District Attorney, and his experiment to upend the criminal justice system from the inside out. Recap of Episode 4: Activist LaTonya “T” Myers lands her dream job just as she’s beginning a 10-year probation sentence. Any slip-up could send her back to prison. While “T” petitions the court for freedom for herself and thousands more, the D.A.’s team pursues systemic probation reform, facing off against judges who embrace extended supervision. It’s a chance they believe will break a major cycle of mass incarceration in Philly.

As part of a series on Transforming Prosecution, Clause 40 Foundation is provided free online advance screenings of the docuseries, and after each episode, presented a live panel discussion featuring nationally recognized criminal justice experts to discuss bail reform, police misconduct and brutality, alternatives to incarceration, prosecutorial reform, institutional racism, and other relevant topics. PBS began airing the series on April 20, 2021.

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Clause 40 Foundation does not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office. The "Philly, D.A." docuseries from PBS, ITVS, and Independent Lens, concerns one particular office’s prosecutorial approach and we are presenting it to the public free of charge as part of an educational campaign on transforming the prosecutorial role to ensure a fairer and more effective criminal legal system. Our corresponding panels use the general topics raised in each episode to explore a wide variety of criminal justice topics. Any particular panelist's involvement with our program should not be inferred as support of, or opposition to, any particular candidate for office and any candidate’s appearance is in their non-candidate capacity as a prosecutor or attorney. All panelists’ statements are to be attributed to the individual, not the host organization nor other panelists.