Prison Reform, New Jim Crow- Special Prosecutor Unarmed Civilian Police Victims

Join Edward-Yemíl Rosario (Eddie), the former Associate director for the Correctional Association’s Prison as we discuss prison reform, the book, The New Jim Crow and the new special prosecutor appointed by Governor Cuomo today in New York. His role is to investigate civilian deaths by officers. It comes after a push for more transparency in the death of Eric Garner.

It comes after a push for more transparency in the death of Eric Garner.

Cuomo explained his decision and also addressed his ongoing feud with the Mayor Bill de Blasio in a phone interview Thursday morning.

Watch the interview here: http://pix11.com/

Edward-Yemíl Rosario (Eddie), Was recently an Associate director for the Correctional Association’s Prison visiting project and before that, the project director for the Fifth Avenue Committee’s Developing Justice project. Eddie holds a BS degree in Applied Psychology from New York University and attended Columbia University’s School of Social Work. Deeply interested in understanding the mechanisms that assist people in effecting lasting change, Eddie views the synergy between knowledge and action as crucial to human development. Mr. Rosario’s own experiences as a formerly incarcerated person have contributed to his passion for changing criminal justice policies and helping people move their lives in a positive direction and explore opportunities that would otherwise be closed to them.

A mere 2% (3,125) of the Counties in the United States are responsible for 50% of the executions and death penalty sentencing .